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About
Andrea Leo is a leading researcher at the intersection of neuroscience and robotics, whose work fundamentally explores how the human brain controls movement—and how technology can restore it after injury. Her key contributions center on sensorimotor control of the upper limb, with a particular focus on understanding and rehabilitating motor deficits following stroke. Leo spearheaded the creation of "U-Limb," a multi-modal, multi-center database (41 citations) that provides a critical resource for studying arm motion in both healthy and post-stroke populations, enabling quantitative evaluation and informing rehabilitation. She is also a pioneer in the emerging field of supernumerary robotic limbs, having developed a magnetic-compatible robotic finger for use inside fMRI scanners (17 citations), allowing for the first time the direct observation of brain activity during robotic augmentation. Her research further bridges neuroscience and robotics by exploring sensorimotor synergies, and she has uncovered a visual representation of the hand in resting somatomotor brain regions, demonstrating how hand visibility shapes spontaneous neural activity. With a growing citation impact and a portfolio that spans from fundamental brain mapping to cutting-edge wearable robotics, Leo’s work is shaping the future of neurorehabilitation and human-machine interaction.
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