Laurie Forrester
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Laurie Forrester’s research focuses on neurorehabilitation, specifically leveraging robotics and brain-computer interfaces to restore motor function after neurological injury. Her major contributions center on understanding how robotic training can drive neuroplasticity in stroke survivors, particularly in the sub-acute phase when recovery potential is highest. In her most-cited work, she demonstrated that a single session of ankle robot (anklebot) training could produce concurrent improvements in paretic ankle motor control and measurable changes in brain electrical activity, offering early evidence that targeted robotics can engage both peripheral and central mechanisms of recovery. While her citation counts are modest, her work is foundational in linking real-time neural dynamics with robotic rehabilitation outcomes. Forrester’s research bridges engineering and clinical neuroscience, providing a framework for developing adaptive, patient-specific therapies. Her findings have implications for designing more effective, closed-loop rehabilitation protocols that could accelerate recovery and reduce long-term disability in the nearly 800,000 annual stroke cases in the U.S. alone.
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