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Yang-Teng Fan is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation, whose work bridges cutting-edge neuroimaging with post-stroke recovery. Her primary research areas include resting-state functional connectivity, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and the neural mechanisms underlying motor rehabilitation. Fan’s most influential contribution is her 2015 study on neuroplastic changes in resting-state functional connectivity after stroke rehabilitation, which has garnered 82 citations—a foundational work demonstrating how connectivity mapping from resting-state fMRI can reveal recovery-driven brain reorganization. In a complementary 2015 study (42 citations), she used DTI to show that structural integrity in the ipsilesional corticospinal tract and transcallosal motor tract is correlated with both motor and functional recovery, providing critical evidence for the role of white matter plasticity in rehabilitation outcomes. Fan also explored robot-assisted bilateral arm therapy (RBAT) in a 2016 case series (12 citations), uncovering sensorimotor network connectivity changes that distinguish RBAT from dose-matched control interventions. Her work has profound implications for designing targeted, neuroplasticity-informed rehabilitation protocols, making her a key voice in translating imaging biomarkers into clinical practice.
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