Ana Paula Fontana

Ana Paula Fontana was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1975. She received the B.Sc. degree in physical therapy from the Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil, in 1997, the Specialist degree in neurological rehabilitation from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2000, and the Ph.D. degree in sciences from the Biophysics Institute, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (IBCCF/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, in 2004. From 2004 to 2005, she held a post-doctoral position in neuroscience with the Institute des Science Cognitives/CNRS, Bron, France. Since 2006, she has been teaching neurological rehabilitation with the Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, where she is currently an Associate Professor and a Researcher with the Post-Graduation Program of Clinics, Faculty of Medicine, UFRJ, supervising master’s and Ph.D. students. In 2009, she was a Co-Founder Member of the Brazilian Academy of Neurological Physical Therapy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her current research interests include motor control, neuroscience, frontoparietal circuits, motor and premotor cortex, sensory-motor integration, neglect syndrome, brain–machine interface, recovering of reaching and grasping tasks after stroke, electrical neuromuscular stimulation, EEG, and TMS in motor control after stroke.