Marco Rocha Curado

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Marco Rocha Curado is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation, with a primary focus on developing brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) to restore motor function in chronic stroke survivors. His major contributions center on demonstrating that BMI training, combined with physiotherapy, can induce lasting functional recovery even in severely paralyzed patients. His landmark 2019 randomized trial, with 116 citations, provided critical long-term follow-up evidence that BMI-driven rehabilitation yields sustained motor improvements six months post-intervention. Curado’s work also explores the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying recovery, as shown in his 2015 study (40 citations), which revealed how residual upper arm motor function can prime and reshape abnormal forearm muscle synergies after BMI training. This insight into neuromuscular priming has helped refine rehabilitation protocols for chronic stroke. By bridging engineering, neuroscience, and clinical practice, Curado’s research has advanced the practical application of BMIs as a viable tool for motor recovery, offering new hope for patients with long-term paralysis. His findings continue to influence the design of future neurorehabilitation technologies and therapies.

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1. 1
   Brain-Machine Interface in Chronic Stroke: Randomized Trial Long-Term Follow-up

   116 citations · 2019
2. 2
   Residual Upper Arm Motor Function Primes Innervation of Paretic Forearm Muscles in Chronic Stroke after Brain-Machine Interface (BMI) Training

   40 citations · 2015

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