Jessica Cantillo-Negrete
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About
Dr. Jessica Cantillo-Negrete is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation engineering, specializing in brain-computer interfaces (BCI) for stroke recovery. Her work focuses on developing closed-loop BCI systems that couple motor imagery with robotic hand orthoses to restore upper limb function in stroke patients. Her most influential contribution is the design and clinical validation of a BCI-driven robotic orthosis that provides real-time, contingent feedback to promote neuroplasticity. Her 2018 paper on this system has garnered 95 citations, establishing a foundational approach in the field. Dr. Cantillo-Negrete has systematically advanced this technology through longitudinal analyses of brain rhythms during BCI intervention (69 citations) and a crossover feasibility study (42 citations) comparing BCI-robotic therapy to conventional rehabilitation. She is currently leading the ReHand-BCI trial, a randomized controlled trial (2025) that provides rigorous evidence for BCI’s clinical and neuroplasticity effects. Her work also explores feedback modalities, comparing continuous versus discrete robotic feedback and robotic orthosis versus virtual hand feedback to optimize motor learning. Through her integrated approach combining neuroscience, signal processing, and mechatronics, Dr. Cantillo-Negrete is translating BCI technology from bench to bedside, offering new hope for the 35% of stroke survivors who face persistent hand impairment.
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- 5Control signal for a mechatronic hand orthosis aimed for neurorehabilitation10 citations · 2015
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