Neurological Recovery

Motor Recovery

Research investigations for motor recovery following a neurological injury such as a stroke, spinal cord injury, or traumatic brain injury include discovering biological determinants, pioneering novel treatments, and advancing non-invasive brain stimulation and robotic-assisted rehabilitation.

Specialized Programs

Burke-Blythedale Pediatric Neuroscience Research Collaboration

Improving neurorehabilitation treatments for children through advances in neuroscience.

Research Labs

Human Motor Recovery Laboratory

We are studying the control of movements after neurological injury, particularly after stroke.

Kitago Lab

Clinical Laboratory for Early Brain Injury Recovery

We aims to improve hand function in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Friel Lab

Circuit Repair Laboratory

We study the function of cortical motor networks after spinal cord injury.

Hollis Lab

Laboratory for Axonal and RNA Biology

We focus on sensory neuron axonal biology, on how local events within the axon are important in driving normal and pathological behaviors.

Willis Lab

Molecular Regeneration and Neuroimaging Laboratory

We focus on elucidating the molecular mechanisms that drive axon regeneration during early development after injury or degenerative disease.

Zhong Lab

Preclinical Stroke Modeling Laboratory

We closely examine stroke pathology to address the gap between preclinical and clinical settings for translational medicine.

Cho Lab

Laboratory for Cell Fate Specification and Circuit Development

We aim is to identify molecules that can be recruited to restore functions or to take on new functions.

Sahni Lab

Neural Connectivity Development in Physiology and Disease Laboratory

We are interested in formation, function, and regeneration of motor circuits controlling locomotor and skilled movements.

Yoshida Lab

Research Centers

Center for Pain & Sensory Recovery

Pursuing new concepts to better understand how chronic pain establishes itself after trauma or disease, and to develop novel therapeutic approaches to improve the lives of pain patients.