Nathan E Thompson
Biographic Data
| ID | 627415 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nathan E Thompson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nathan E |
| FAMILY NAME | Thompson |
| SIGNATURE | THOMPSON N E |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9273-3636 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 102 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Accuracy and Misleadingness of Anatomical and Embryological Statements in State‐Level Abortion Ban Legislation in the United States
Objective : In the last 15 years, the United States has seen a surge in anti‐abortion legislation enacted at the state level. Many of these pieces of legislation utilize anatomical and embryological details to justify the necessity of abortion bans. In this study, we evaluated the level to which these statements are accurate and/or misleading, if at all, as determined by experts in anatomy and embryology. Methods : Experts evaluated statements of…
Adaptations for bipedal walking
Humans are unique among apes and other primates in the musculoskeletal design of their lower back, pelvis, and lower limbs. Here, we describe the three-dimensional ground reaction forces and lower/hindlimb joint mechanics of human and bipedal chimpanzees walking over a full stride and test whether: 1) the estimated limb joint work and power during the stance phase, especially the single-support period, is lower in humans than bipedal chimpanzees,…
Fossil apes and human evolution
A distinctive ancestor There has been much focus on the evolution of primates and especially where and how humans diverged in this process. It has often been suggested that the last common ancestor between humans and other apes, especially our closest relative, the chimpanzee, was ape- or chimp-like. Almécija et al. review this area and conclude that the morphology of fossil apes was varied and that it is likely that the last shared ape ancestor …
Fluctuating asymmetry, a marker of poor growth quality, is associated with adult male metabolic rate
OBJECTIVES: Life history theory, a branch of evolutionary theory, predicts the existence of trade-offs in energetic allocation between competing physiological functions. The core metabolic cost of self-maintenance, measured by resting metabolic rate (RMR), represents a large component of human daily energy expenditure. Despite strong selective pressures for energetic frugality and high observed interindividual variation in RMR, the link between R…
Digitization of the Nissen–Riesen chimpanzee radiological growth series
Longitudinal morphological growth data of apes are incredibly difficult to obtain. Long life histories, combined with practical and ethical issues of obtaining such long‐term data have resulted in few longitudinal data sets in chimpanzees of known chronological ages. One classic, long‐term growth study of chimpanzees was that of Drs Nissen and Riesen initiated at the Yale Laboratories of Primate Biology in 1939. Through that study, whole‐body rad…
Influences of passive intervertebral range of motion on cervical vertebral form
OBJECTIVES: The cervical spine is the junction between the head and trunk, and it therefore facilitates head mobility and stability. The goal of this study is to test several predictions regarding cervical morphology and intervertebral ranges of motion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Intervertebral ranges of motion for 12 primate species were collected via radiographs or taken from the literature. Morphometric data describing functionally relevant aspect…
Unexpected terrestrial hand posture diversity in wild mountain gorillas
OBJECTIVES: Gorillas, along with chimpanzees and bonobos, are ubiquitously described as 'knuckle-walkers.' Consequently, knuckle-walking (KW) has been featured pre-eminently in hypotheses of the pre-bipedal locomotor behavior of hominins and in the evolution of locomotor behavior in apes. However, anecdotal and behavioral accounts suggest that mountain gorillas may utilize a more complex repertoire of hand postures, which could alter current inte…
Step width and frontal plane trunk motion in bipedal chimpanzee and human walking
Great ape thorax and shoulder configuration-An adaptation for arboreality or knuckle-walking
Chimpanzee ankle and foot joint kinematics
OBJECTIVES: Many aspects of chimpanzee ankle and midfoot joint morphology are believed to reflect adaptations for arboreal locomotion. However, terrestrial travel also constitutes a significant component of chimpanzee locomotion, complicating functional interpretations of chimpanzee and fossil hominin foot morphology. Here we tested hypotheses of foot motion and, in keeping with general assumptions, we predicted that chimpanzees would use greater…
Chimpanzee and human midfoot motion during bipedal walking and the evolution of the longitudinal arch of the foot
The evolution of vertebral formulae in Hominoidea
The gateway to anthropology in st. Louis
Center of mass mechanics of chimpanzee bipedal walking
Center of mass (CoM) oscillations were documented for 81 bipedal walking strides of three chimpanzees. Full‐stride ground reaction forces were recorded as well as kinematic data to synchronize force to gait events and to determine speed. Despite being a bent‐hip, bent‐knee (BHBK) gait, chimpanzee walking uses pendulum‐like motion with vertical oscillations of the CoM that are similar in pattern and relative magnitude to those of humans. Maximum h…
Three-dimensional kinematics of the pelvis and hind limbs in chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and human bipedal walking
Brief communication
During terrestrial locomotion, chimpanzees exhibit dorsiflexion of the midfoot between midstance and toe‐off of stance phase, a phenomenon that has been called the “midtarsal break.” This motion is generally absent during human bipedalism, and in chimpanzees is associated with more mobile foot joints than in humans. However, the contribution of individual foot joints to overall foot mobility in chimpanzees is poorly understood, particularly on th…
Anthropology stampede in calgary
Anthropology in comparative biology
Chasing monkeys and finding fossils under the sunsphere
Three-dimensional kinematics of the pelvis and hind limbs in chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and human bipedal walking
Chimpanzee and human midfoot motion during bipedal walking and the evolution of the longitudinal arch of the foot
Chimpanzee ankle and foot joint kinematics
OBJECTIVES: Many aspects of chimpanzee ankle and midfoot joint morphology are believed to reflect adaptations for arboreal locomotion. However, terrestrial travel also constitutes a significant component of chimpanzee locomotion, complicating functional interpretations of chimpanzee and fossil hominin foot morphology. Here we tested hypotheses of foot motion and, in keeping with general assumptions, we predicted that chimpanzees would use greater…
Brief communication
During terrestrial locomotion, chimpanzees exhibit dorsiflexion of the midfoot between midstance and toe‐off of stance phase, a phenomenon that has been called the “midtarsal break.” This motion is generally absent during human bipedalism, and in chimpanzees is associated with more mobile foot joints than in humans. However, the contribution of individual foot joints to overall foot mobility in chimpanzees is poorly understood, particularly on th…
The evolution of vertebral formulae in Hominoidea
Influences of passive intervertebral range of motion on cervical vertebral form
OBJECTIVES: The cervical spine is the junction between the head and trunk, and it therefore facilitates head mobility and stability. The goal of this study is to test several predictions regarding cervical morphology and intervertebral ranges of motion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Intervertebral ranges of motion for 12 primate species were collected via radiographs or taken from the literature. Morphometric data describing functionally relevant aspect…
Center of mass mechanics of chimpanzee bipedal walking
Center of mass (CoM) oscillations were documented for 81 bipedal walking strides of three chimpanzees. Full‐stride ground reaction forces were recorded as well as kinematic data to synchronize force to gait events and to determine speed. Despite being a bent‐hip, bent‐knee (BHBK) gait, chimpanzee walking uses pendulum‐like motion with vertical oscillations of the CoM that are similar in pattern and relative magnitude to those of humans. Maximum h…
Adaptations for bipedal walking
Humans are unique among apes and other primates in the musculoskeletal design of their lower back, pelvis, and lower limbs. Here, we describe the three-dimensional ground reaction forces and lower/hindlimb joint mechanics of human and bipedal chimpanzees walking over a full stride and test whether: 1) the estimated limb joint work and power during the stance phase, especially the single-support period, is lower in humans than bipedal chimpanzees,…
Unexpected terrestrial hand posture diversity in wild mountain gorillas
OBJECTIVES: Gorillas, along with chimpanzees and bonobos, are ubiquitously described as 'knuckle-walkers.' Consequently, knuckle-walking (KW) has been featured pre-eminently in hypotheses of the pre-bipedal locomotor behavior of hominins and in the evolution of locomotor behavior in apes. However, anecdotal and behavioral accounts suggest that mountain gorillas may utilize a more complex repertoire of hand postures, which could alter current inte…
Step width and frontal plane trunk motion in bipedal chimpanzee and human walking
Great ape thorax and shoulder configuration-An adaptation for arboreality or knuckle-walking
Chasing monkeys and finding fossils under the sunsphere
Brief communication
During terrestrial locomotion, chimpanzees exhibit dorsiflexion of the midfoot between midstance and toe‐off of stance phase, a phenomenon that has been called the “midtarsal break.” This motion is generally absent during human bipedalism, and in chimpanzees is associated with more mobile foot joints than in humans. However, the contribution of individual foot joints to overall foot mobility in chimpanzees is poorly understood, particularly on th…
Anthropology stampede in calgary
Anthropology in comparative biology
The gateway to anthropology in st. Louis
Center of mass mechanics of chimpanzee bipedal walking
Center of mass (CoM) oscillations were documented for 81 bipedal walking strides of three chimpanzees. Full‐stride ground reaction forces were recorded as well as kinematic data to synchronize force to gait events and to determine speed. Despite being a bent‐hip, bent‐knee (BHBK) gait, chimpanzee walking uses pendulum‐like motion with vertical oscillations of the CoM that are similar in pattern and relative magnitude to those of humans. Maximum h…
Three-dimensional kinematics of the pelvis and hind limbs in chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and human bipedal walking
Chimpanzee ankle and foot joint kinematics
OBJECTIVES: Many aspects of chimpanzee ankle and midfoot joint morphology are believed to reflect adaptations for arboreal locomotion. However, terrestrial travel also constitutes a significant component of chimpanzee locomotion, complicating functional interpretations of chimpanzee and fossil hominin foot morphology. Here we tested hypotheses of foot motion and, in keeping with general assumptions, we predicted that chimpanzees would use greater…
Chimpanzee and human midfoot motion during bipedal walking and the evolution of the longitudinal arch of the foot
The evolution of vertebral formulae in Hominoidea
Unexpected terrestrial hand posture diversity in wild mountain gorillas
OBJECTIVES: Gorillas, along with chimpanzees and bonobos, are ubiquitously described as 'knuckle-walkers.' Consequently, knuckle-walking (KW) has been featured pre-eminently in hypotheses of the pre-bipedal locomotor behavior of hominins and in the evolution of locomotor behavior in apes. However, anecdotal and behavioral accounts suggest that mountain gorillas may utilize a more complex repertoire of hand postures, which could alter current inte…
Step width and frontal plane trunk motion in bipedal chimpanzee and human walking
Great ape thorax and shoulder configuration-An adaptation for arboreality or knuckle-walking
Digitization of the Nissen–Riesen chimpanzee radiological growth series
Longitudinal morphological growth data of apes are incredibly difficult to obtain. Long life histories, combined with practical and ethical issues of obtaining such long‐term data have resulted in few longitudinal data sets in chimpanzees of known chronological ages. One classic, long‐term growth study of chimpanzees was that of Drs Nissen and Riesen initiated at the Yale Laboratories of Primate Biology in 1939. Through that study, whole‐body rad…
Influences of passive intervertebral range of motion on cervical vertebral form
OBJECTIVES: The cervical spine is the junction between the head and trunk, and it therefore facilitates head mobility and stability. The goal of this study is to test several predictions regarding cervical morphology and intervertebral ranges of motion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Intervertebral ranges of motion for 12 primate species were collected via radiographs or taken from the literature. Morphometric data describing functionally relevant aspect…
Fossil apes and human evolution
A distinctive ancestor There has been much focus on the evolution of primates and especially where and how humans diverged in this process. It has often been suggested that the last common ancestor between humans and other apes, especially our closest relative, the chimpanzee, was ape- or chimp-like. Almécija et al. review this area and conclude that the morphology of fossil apes was varied and that it is likely that the last shared ape ancestor …
Fluctuating asymmetry, a marker of poor growth quality, is associated with adult male metabolic rate
OBJECTIVES: Life history theory, a branch of evolutionary theory, predicts the existence of trade-offs in energetic allocation between competing physiological functions. The core metabolic cost of self-maintenance, measured by resting metabolic rate (RMR), represents a large component of human daily energy expenditure. Despite strong selective pressures for energetic frugality and high observed interindividual variation in RMR, the link between R…
Adaptations for bipedal walking
Humans are unique among apes and other primates in the musculoskeletal design of their lower back, pelvis, and lower limbs. Here, we describe the three-dimensional ground reaction forces and lower/hindlimb joint mechanics of human and bipedal chimpanzees walking over a full stride and test whether: 1) the estimated limb joint work and power during the stance phase, especially the single-support period, is lower in humans than bipedal chimpanzees,…
Accuracy and Misleadingness of Anatomical and Embryological Statements in State‐Level Abortion Ban Legislation in the United States
Objective : In the last 15 years, the United States has seen a surge in anti‐abortion legislation enacted at the state level. Many of these pieces of legislation utilize anatomical and embryological details to justify the necessity of abortion bans. In this study, we evaluated the level to which these statements are accurate and/or misleading, if at all, as determined by experts in anatomy and embryology. Methods : Experts evaluated statements of…
Biology (14 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (12 works) · Anatomy (11 works) · Anatomy (11 works) · Bipedalism (9 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Physics (7 works) · Kinematics (6 works) · Paleontology (6 works)