Distinguished Scholars Series Lecture - Innovations in Stroke Neurorehabilitation
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Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute 2 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, Virginia 24106
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.