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Deepthi Rajashekar is a rising leader in stroke rehabilitation research, with a focused mission to unravel the neural underpinnings of proprioceptive impairments—the loss of limb position and movement sense—which affect up to 64% of stroke survivors. Her work bridges clinical neurology, neuroimaging, and robotics to predict and understand long-term sensory deficits. In her highly cited 2023 study, she demonstrated that combining clinical, neuroimaging, and robotic measures can identify patients likely to suffer persistent proprioceptive impairments, a critical step toward personalized rehabilitation. Her research has further revealed that resting-state functional connectivity and white matter disconnection are key mechanisms driving these deficits, shifting the field’s focus beyond grey matter. With papers accumulating over 60 citations in just two years, Rajashekar’s contributions are already shaping how clinicians assess and treat post-stroke sensory loss. Her work not only advances fundamental knowledge of brain-behavior relationships but also offers practical tools for early intervention, making her a pivotal figure in the future of neurorehabilitation.