Distinguished Scholars Series Lecture - Innovations in Stroke Neurorehabilitation

Steven L. Wolf, PhD

Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Professor of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine

Professor, Department of Cell Biology

Emory University School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia

Thursday, January 9, 2014, 5:30 p.m.

Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute

M106, 2 Riverside Circle, Roanoke

Services for rehabilitation following a stroke are experiencing profound regression, necessitating the interface of new technologies, knowledge of plasticity within the nervous system, and cost-effective treatments as they are gradually being directed toward home-based environments. In this presentation, Dr. Wolf will explore some of the discoveries governing mixed reality as a vehicle to foster improvement in upper extremity function following a stroke while exploiting principles underlying neuroplasticity. His observations may offer a preview of the opportunities and responsibilities involved in bringing rehabilitation following catastrophic injury, such as a stroke, into the home environment.