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Audrey Riga is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation, with a focus on restoring bimanual motor function after stroke. Her work centers on understanding how stroke survivors—from minimally to moderately impaired—relearn the coordinated use of both upper limbs, a critical skill for daily living. Riga’s major contributions include pioneering the use of robotic-assisted training to enhance bimanual motor skill learning, as demonstrated in a landmark randomized controlled trial (2021, 25 citations). She has further explored how combining robotics with neuromodulation, such as anodal transcranial direct current stimulation over the undamaged hemisphere, might amplify recovery (2022, 4 citations). Her research systematically compares learning mechanisms between patients and healthy individuals, revealing key insights into post-stroke plasticity (2022, 20 citations). With a growing citation impact, Riga’s work is shaping next-generation rehabilitation protocols, offering evidence that active-assisted robotic training can outperform passive approaches. Her studies are essential reading for clinicians and engineers seeking to design more effective, personalized therapies for chronic stroke recovery.