Jean Rogers

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About

Jean Rogers is a pioneering researcher in neurorehabilitation, whose work focuses on restoring motor function after stroke through innovative, technology-driven therapies. Her key research areas include robotics-assisted motor learning, functional neuromuscular stimulation (FNS), and brain-computer interfaces (BCI) for upper-limb recovery. In her most cited study (2005, 182 citations), Rogers demonstrated that chronic stroke survivors (>12 months post-stroke) could achieve significant improvements through intensive, 12-week protocols combining robotics or FNS with motor learning principles—a finding that challenged long-held assumptions about the limits of recovery in chronic stages. She further advanced the field by developing and testing a non-invasive BCI system integrated with a robot or FES stimulator (2008, 12 citations), enabling stroke survivors to control therapy devices using their own brain signals. This work laid crucial groundwork for closed-loop, patient-driven rehabilitation systems. Rogers’ contributions have been instrumental in shifting neurorehabilitation from passive modalities to active, task-specific training, and her research continues to inspire new generations of engineers and clinicians seeking to merge neuroscience with assistive technology.