Pratik Y. Chhatbar
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Duke Medical Center
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About
Pratik Y. Chhatbar is a neuroscientist and biomedical engineer whose research bridges brain-machine interfaces, motor control, and neurorehabilitation. His work spans two interconnected frontiers: decoding neural signals to restore motor function in paralyzed or amputee individuals, and applying non-invasive brain stimulation to accelerate stroke recovery. Chhatbar's most influential contribution, "Towards a Naturalistic Brain-Machine Interface" (2013, 29 citations), advanced the field by demonstrating hybrid torque and position control strategies that allow robotic systems to generalize to novel dynamic environments — a critical step toward practical, real-world neuroprosthetics. Complementing this, his investigations into force and power generation patterns deepened understanding of how the brain encodes kinetic variables beyond simple kinematics, informing more sophisticated neural decoding approaches. More recently, Chhatbar has turned his attention to clinical translation, exploring how transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can be integrated into inpatient rehabilitation routines to boost post-stroke recovery during its acute and subacute phases — a relatively underexplored window of opportunity. Across his career, Chhatbar exemplifies the bridge between fundamental motor neuroscience and applied therapeutic innovation, making his work highly relevant to students and clinicians alike working at the intersection of neural engineering and rehabilitation medicine.
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