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About
Ruta P. Paranjape is a pioneering researcher in neurorehabilitation engineering, whose work lies at the intersection of brain-machine interfaces (BMIs), robotics, and stroke recovery. Her central contribution is developing and validating BMI-enabled robotic exoskeletons that detect neural intent from scalp EEG to trigger therapy, thereby promoting cortical plasticity and improving motor outcomes in chronic stroke survivors. Her landmark 2020 study on neural activity modulations during brain-exoskeleton rehabilitation (70 citations) provides compelling evidence that such closed-loop systems can enhance motor recovery. Paranjape also made foundational contributions to understanding learned non-use after stroke, quantifying how patients underutilize their impaired arm despite residual function—a key barrier to recovery. Her early work on TheraDrive (2006) demonstrated the feasibility of low-cost, game-based robotic therapy for home and clinic use, expanding access to rehabilitation. Through a multi-year clinical trial (2017, 19 citations), she showed that adding neural intent detection to the MAHI-Exo II exoskeleton significantly improves elbow rehabilitation. Paranjape’s research uniquely combines rigorous clinical validation with innovative engineering, directly translating neural decoding advances into practical therapies that restore upper-limb function and independence for stroke survivors.
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