Naveen Elangovan
Papers
13
Total Citations
314
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About
Naveen Elangovan is a prominent researcher specializing in sensorimotor neuroscience and neurorehabilitation, with a particular focus on proprioception — the body's sense of position and movement — and its role in motor function recovery. His work has been instrumental in developing and validating robot-aided methods for both assessing and rehabilitating proprioceptive deficits across a range of neurological conditions, including stroke and Parkinson's disease. Elangovan's most influential contribution, "Robot-Aided Assessment of Wrist Proprioception" (2015, 118 citations), established a rigorous framework for using haptic robotic interfaces to objectively quantify proprioceptive impairment — a historically elusive clinical challenge. Building on this foundation, his subsequent studies demonstrated that targeted somatosensory training could meaningfully restore proprioceptive acuity and improve motor function in both Parkinson's patients and stroke survivors, with key papers accumulating over 40 citations each. His research further revealed that proprioceptive gains can transfer to untrained movements and even contralateral limbs, suggesting broad neuroplastic effects. More recently, Elangovan has extended his methodology to ankle proprioception, with important implications for balance rehabilitation. Collectively, his work bridges fundamental neuroscience and clinical application, offering measurable hope for patients with debilitating sensorimotor impairments.
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- 1Robot-Aided Assessment of Wrist Proprioception118 citations · 2015
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- 6Evaluation of wrist joint proprioception by means of a robotic device16 citations · 2014
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- 8A Robotic Device for Measuring Human Ankle Motion Sense11 citations · 2023
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