Juan Forero

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Juan Forero is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation and spinal cord injury recovery, with a focus on developing innovative robotic training systems to restore fine motor function. His most-cited work, "Single pellet grasping following cervical spinal cord injury in adult rat using an automated full-time training robot" (2015), has garnered 28 citations and represents a pivotal contribution to the field. Forero designed an automated, full-time training robot that enables consistent, high-volume rehabilitation of skilled forelimb movements in rodent models, overcoming the limitations of manual training. This breakthrough allows for precise, reproducible assessment of grasping recovery after cervical spinal cord injury, providing a powerful tool for testing therapeutic interventions. Forero’s research bridges robotics, neuroscience, and rehabilitation engineering, offering scalable solutions for preclinical studies. His work has been instrumental in advancing our understanding of activity-dependent plasticity and motor recovery mechanisms. By enabling automated, round-the-clock training, Forero’s contributions have set new standards for rigor and reproducibility in spinal cord injury research, directly impacting the development of future rehabilitation strategies for patients.