Current Projects

The overall goal of the Motor Behavior and Neuroimaging Laboratory
is to develop novel, effective, and individualized treatments to
improve motor function and quality of life after stroke.

Control and Learning
of Skilled Arm
​Movements after Stroke

Using kinematics and EMG, this research project is aimed at understanding how individuals control  and learn skilled arm movements after stroke. Specifically, we are looking at how movement is organized to control reaches to targets that vary in distance.   

Neural Control of
Movement in Older Adults
and After Stroke

This study is investigating brain activation during skilled hand movement that includes a motor planning demand in older adults and individuals who have had a stroke.  We are interested in how individuals change brain activation to meet the demands of a movement task and whether this changes with practice.

Targeting the Brain with Arm Training After Stroke

This research project aims to improve our understanding of how the brain controls movement after stroke and determine whether a period of motor training that targets specific brain regions leads to improved arm and hand function.