Areas of specialization

Biomechanics, movement neuroscience, clinical movement science

Research interests

Neurological movement disorders, motor learning after brain injury, motor development in infancy and childhood

Education and employment

2007 - current	Professor, University of Minnesota, U.S.A
2001 - 2007	Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, U.S.A
1999 - 2001	Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, U.S.A
1998	Habilitation in Psychology (Dr. rer. nat. habil), Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
1996 - 1999	Research fellow, Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychological Cybernetics and Psychobiology, Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
1991 - 1996	Research fellow, Department of Neurology, Universität Tübingen, Germany.
1990 - 1991	Postdoctoral fellow: Infant Motor Behavior Laboratory (Prof. E. Thelen), Department of Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.
1991	Doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.): University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A. motor behavior / motor development
1985	Master of science (M.S.): University of Idaho, Moscow, U.S.A. Sport Science
1984	B.A. in philosophy: Universität Münster, Germany B.A. in sport science: Universität Münster, Germany

Teaching

I currently teach graduate and undergraduate courses in biomechanics, and graduate seminars in movement neuroscience, motor control and motor learning.

Recent and selected publications

For a full list of publications visit hsc.umn.edu

Konczak J., Li, K.Y., Tuite, P.J., Poizner, H. (2008). Haptic perception of object curvature in Parkinson's disease. PloS ONE 2008 Jul 9;3(7):e2625.
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Obermann M, Yaldizli O, de Greiff A, Konczak, J., Lachenmayer, M.L., Tumczak, F., Buhl, A.R., Putzki, N., Vollmer-Haase, J., Gizewski, E.R., Diener, H.C., Maschke, M. (2008). Increased basal-ganglia activation performing a non-dystonia-related task in focal dystonia. European Journal of Neurology 2008 Aug;15(8),831-8.
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Konczak J., Krawczewski K., Tuite P.J., Maschke, M. (2007). The perception of passive motion in Parkinson's disease. Journal of Neurology, 254(5), 655-663.
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Konczak J., Timmann, D. (2007). The effect of damage to the cerebellum on sensorimotor and cognitive function in children and adolescents. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Review, 31, 1101-1113.
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Maschke M., Tuite P.J., Krawczewski K., Pickett K., Konczak J. (2006). Perception of heaviness in Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders, Jul; 21(7), 1013-1018.
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Maschke M., Gomez, C., Tuite P.J., Pickett K., Konczak J. (2006). Depth perception in cerebellar and Parkinson's disease. Experimental Brain Research, Oct; 175(1), 165-176.
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Putzki N., Stude P., Konczak J., Graf K., Diener H.C., Maschke M. (2006) Kinaesthesia is impaired in focal dystonia. Movement Disorders; Jun; 21(6), 754-60.
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Konczak J., Schoch B., Dimitrova A., Gizewski E., Timmann D. (2005). Functional recovery of children and adolescents after cerebellar tumour resection. Brain, 128 (Pt 6), 1428-1441.
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Maschke M., Tuite P.J., Pickett K., Wächter T., Konczak J. (2005). The effect of subthalamic nucleus stimulation on kinaesthesia in Parkinson's disease. Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Psychiatry, 76, 569-571.
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Maschke M, Gomez C.M., Ebner T.J., & Konczak J. (2004). Hereditary cerebellar ataxia progressively impairs force-adaptation during goal-directed arm movements. Journal of Neurophysiology, 91, 230-238. Abstract

Hanisch, C., Konczak, J., Dohle, C. (2001). The effect of the Ebbinghaus illusion on grasping behaviour in children, Experimental Brain Research, 137, 237-245. Abstract

Timmann, D., Richter, S., Bestmann, S., Kalveram, K.T. & Konczak, J.(2000). Predictive control of muscle responses to arm perturbations in cerebellar patients. Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Psychiatry, 69, 345-352. Abstract

Metta, G., Sandini, G., & Konczak, J. (1999). A developmental approach to visually-guided reaching in artificial systems. Neural Networks, 12, 1413-1427.

Topka, H., Konczak, J., Schneider, K., Boose, A.,& Dichgans, J. (1998). Multi-joint arm movements in cerebellar ataxia: abnormal control of movement dynamics. Experimental Brain Research, 119, 493-503.

Konczak, J., & Dichgans, J. (1997). The development toward stereotypic arm kinematics during reaching in the first three years of life. Experimental Brain Research, 117, 346-354.

Revised September 2008