Papers
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Total Citations
702
H-Index
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About
S. V. Adamovich is a prominent researcher whose work sits at the intersection of motor neuroscience, neurorehabilitation, and human-computer interaction. With a career spanning from foundational studies in movement disorders to cutting-edge rehabilitation technology, Adamovich has made sustained contributions to understanding and restoring motor function in neurologically impaired populations. His early work examined sensorimotor integration in Parkinson's disease, exploring how visual and proprioceptive inputs interact during reaching tasks and how procedural motor learning is affected by the condition — papers that have collectively garnered over 300 citations. Adamovich subsequently pioneered the application of virtual reality and robotics in stroke rehabilitation, demonstrating that robot-assisted VR training can drive meaningful neural reorganization in chronic stroke patients, as revealed through fMRI studies of brain plasticity. His team developed the NJIT-RAVR system, a robotically assisted virtual rehabilitation platform, and contributed important feasibility data on VR-based upper extremity therapy for hemiparesis. He also explored brain-machine interfaces, evaluating commercial EEG devices like the Emotiv EPOC for robotic arm control. Across more than a decade of work, Adamovich's research has helped establish the scientific and clinical foundation for technology-driven neuromotor rehabilitation, influencing both laboratory practice and patient care worldwide.
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- 2Procedural motor learning in Parkinson's disease136 citations · 2001
- 3Analysis of a commercial EEG device for the control of a robot arm82 citations · 2010
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- 5Robotic applications in neuromotor rehabilitation51 citations · 2003
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