Emily Salyers

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Emily Salyers is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation, with a focus on developing innovative, non-invasive neuromodulation techniques to restore motor function after neurological injury. Her work uniquely integrates peripheral nerve stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), and transvertebral direct current stimulation (tvDCS) with intensive motor and locomotor training. In a pivotal 2016 proof-of-concept study (20 citations), she demonstrated the feasibility of combining neuromodulation with motor training to enhance neuroplasticity and movement recovery after stroke. Expanding this approach to spinal cord injury, her double-blind, sham-controlled crossover case study (20 citations) paired cathodal tvDCS with robot-assisted gait training, providing early evidence that targeted spinal stimulation can augment locomotor recovery. Though her citation counts are modest, these foundational studies represent critical proof-of-concept work that has shaped subsequent clinical trials. Salyers’ contributions are notable for their rigorous experimental design and their focus on the precise temporal configuration of stimulation and training—a key variable in optimizing rehabilitation outcomes. Her research continues to inform how clinicians can harness brain and spinal cord plasticity to improve quality of life for individuals with stroke and spinal cord injury.