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Dr. Marc de Lussanet de la Sablonière, PhD

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Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Research Focus

  • Experimenting, methodology, modelling, development of theories
  • Evolution and development of the brain (and the body)
    I search for basic answers to why… the brain has a folded ("walnut") shape, the forebrain has a contralateral organization, the heart and inner organs develop so asymmetrically
  • Evolution and Paleontology of echinoderms
    Echinoderms (sea lilies, sea stars, brittle stars, sea cucumbers, echinoids) are a fascinating group of marine animals. They are closely related to vertebrates (such as ourselves). They come in an astonishing variety of forms and have an extremely rich fossil record. I am developing a new theory, i.e., that their pentamerous shape (and radial symmetry) is derived from a hexamery.
  • Motor Control, Vision and Pain
    The first project in this theme was eye-hand control (PhD thesis). I still work on biological motion perception and the interaction with motor control. Also I am involved with modeling efforts.
  • Biomechanics
    I started with biomechanics of fish feeding and biarticular muscles. Whereas neuroscience tends to ignore biomechanics, biomechanics ignores motor control and perception. Doing both opens fascinating perspectives.

Academic Education

1996 - 2001Graduation
1988 - 1994Biology

Work Experience

since 2016Technical Employee, Movement Science Sportwissenschaft, Westf. Wilhelms-Universität Münster
since 03/2014Leader of Motionlab "OpenLab", Sport Science, University of Münster
2010 - 2014PostDoc am BMBF-Projekt "Chronic Back Pain", Experimental Psychology, University of Münster
2003 - 2014PostDoc, Prof. Dr. M. Lappe, Experimental Psychology, University of Münster
2002 - 2003PostDoc, PD. Dr. M. Lappe, Neurobiologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
1996 - 2001Graduate student with Dr. J.B.J. Smeets & Dr. E. Brenner, Physiology, Erasmus University Rotterdam
1995Grant (VSB) biarticular muscles, with Prof. R.McN. Alexander, Biology, University of Leeds (UK)
1995Guest lecturer with Prof. D.A. Rosenbaum, Psychology, PennState University

Functions and Memberships

since 03/2013Scientific Editor of PLoS ONE
since 2006Member of the Otto Creutzfeldt Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience

Publications

Anvari,T., Lappe, M. and de Lussanet, M. H. E. (2025) Where Does Gaze Lead? Integrating Gaze and Motion for Enhanced 3D Pose Estimation, 2025 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), Saint Malo, France, 2025, pp. 76-83, doi: 10.1109/VRW66409.2025.00025, S. 1-8
Anvari,T., Lappe, M. and de Lussanet, M. H. E. (2025)
In: Virtual Reality, 76, 1-8.
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Angular velocity around the longitudinal axis in combination with head movements of springboard divers during twisted somersaults
Natrup Jens, de Lussanet de la Sablonière Marc H. E., Boström Kim Joris, Wagner Heiko (2023)
In: Sports Biomechanics, -. doi:10.1080/14763141.2022.2032297
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Planning catching movements: advantages of expertise, visibility and self-throwing
Hagenfeld Lena, de Lussanet de la Sablonière Marc H E, Boström Kim J, Wagner Heiko (2022)
In: Journal of Motor Behavior, 2022, 1-10. doi:10.1080/00222895.2021.2022591
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Optimization reduces knee-joint forces during walking and squatting: Validating the inverse dynamics approach for full body movements on instrumented knee prostheses
Wagner, Heiko; Boström, Kim Joris; de Lussanet, Marc HE; de Graaf, Myriam Lauren; Puta, Christian; Mochizuki, Luis (2022)
In: Motor Control, 27(2), 161-178. doi:10.1123/mc.2021-0110
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Multimodal sensorimotor integration of visual and kinaesthetic afferents modulates motor circuits in humans
Zschorlich Volker R. and Behrendt Frank and de Lussanet de la Sablonière Marc H. E. (2021)
In: ((Bitte Journal prüfen)), 2021. doi:10.3390/brainsci11020187
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
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Projects

Evolution and Movement
Duration: since 01/09/2018
Type of project: Own resources project
Chronic back pain and sensory-motor control: towards a model based diagnostic toolbox (Chronic back pain)
Duration: 01/08/2010 - 31/07/2013
Funded by: Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project
Contralateral organization of the forebrain and the axial twist hypothesis of the vertebrate body (AxialTwist)
Duration: since 01/01/2010
Type of project: Own resources project
Evolution and development of the brain (VerteBrain)
Duration: since 29/01/2009
Type of project: Own resources project
Evolution, Development and Anatomy of Echinoderms (EchinodermHexamery)
Duration: since 20/01/2007
Type of project: Own resources project

Talks

Skalierung und Wachstum des Großhirns in Säugetiere: Fraktale- und Informationsmodelle
de Lussanet, Marc HE (14/04/2016)
Zoologisches Kolloquium, Institut für Spezielle Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie mit Phyletisches Museum der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Type of talk: scientific Talk
Becoming a sea lily: The evolution and development of the echinoderm Bauplan
de Lussanet, Marc H E (29/04/2014)
Seminar Biologie Münster, Biologie, Universität Münster
Type of talk: scientific Talk

Doctorates

Movement recognition and motor behavior of persons with intellectual disabilities
Candidate: Tolentino-Castro, Walter | Supervisors: Wagner, Heiko; de Lussanet, Marc
Period of time: until 23/08/2018
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Sensomotorische Interaktionen mit der Wahrnehmung menschlicher Bewegung: Wie chronischer Rückenschmerz die Wahrnehmung von Rückenbewegungen stört und die…
Candidate: Behrendt, Frank | Supervisors: Wagner, Heiko; de Lussanet, Marc HE
Period of time: until 31/10/2012
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Interference and Invariance in Biological Motion Processing
Candidate: Wittinghofer, Karin | Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Markus Lappe, Dr. Marc de Lussanet
Period of time: until 23/07/2012
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster