My research focuses primarily on how volitional movement, motor learning, and organized motor behavior are represented in the human brain. We are interested in evaluating the effect of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) and accelerated skill acquisition protocols (ASAP) on cortical motor reorganization following stroke using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).This approach may provide some insight into mechanisms responsible for restitution of functional capability in using an impaired limb that had previously not been used to manipulate the environment following a stroke.
