Country
Brazil
Bio
Jose Eduardo Pompeu is a physical therapist (1995), Ph.D. (2012), and master (2003) in Neuroscience and Behavior by University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil. He is an assistant professor of the Physical Therapy Course, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil, coordinator of the Laboratory of Technology, Functionality, and Aging, coordinator of the Specialization in Geriatric Physical Therapy of the Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, professor, and adviser of the Post-Graduation Program Sciences of Rehabilitation and Neuroscience and Behavior of the USP. He has studied and published about the rehabilitation of postural control, gait, and cognition of older adults and patients with neurological impairment using new tools like virtual reality and video games. He has received research funding from Brazilian foundations agency as FAPESP, CAPES, and CNPQ. His group has developed new technologies for sensory-motor-cognitive training using virtual reality.