Kessler Foundation researchers Kiran Karunakaran, PhD, and Karen Nolan, PhD, have received a $35,000 grant from New Jersey Health Foundation to study the cortical changes in children and young adults with lower extremity motor deficits caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI). Walking in robotic exoskeletons has been recognized as an effective method for rehabilitation compared with conventional physical therapy for lower limbs due to the device’s ability to assist the user in performing goal-oriented, repetitive movements. The neural mechanism involved in this recovery due to training is still not completely understood.
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Grant to study TBI-related lower extremity deficits