Dr. Umesh Venkatesan is an expert in traumatic brain injury (#TBI), aging, and dementia. His research focuses on individuals living with TBI, and the social and environmental factors that can influence their functioning as they age with disability. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/es_A4MvR #neuropsychology #rehabilitation #neurorehabilitation
Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
Research Services
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 1,047 followers
From theory-driven research to clinical treatments in neurorehabilitation
About us
Stroke, brain injury, and other central nervous system disorders can impair movement, language, information processing, and other abilities. Such disabilities result in loss of independence, substantial economic costs, and emotional burdens. Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute is devoted to improving the lives of individuals with neurological disabilities through research. Research at MRRI occupies a unique position within a translational “pipeline” from basic neuroscience to clinical neuroscience and neurorehabilitation. - We perform basic research, framed by theoretical perspectives, that maintains contact with the complexities of real-world functioning and leads to advances in neurorehabilitation assessment and treatment. - We perform patient-based research that informs basic science theories of complex cognitive and motor functioning and their neural bases and on the processes of change in these systems.
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mrri.org
External link for Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
- Industry
- Research Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1992
- Specialties
- Research, Neurorehabilitation, Cognitive Neuroscience, Movement Science, Neuroscience, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Aphasia, Spinal Cord Injury, Robotics, and Neuropsychology
Locations
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Primary
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50 Township Line Rd
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 19046, US
Employees at Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
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Amy Lebkuecher
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Pennsylvania and Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
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Dennis Tirri
Research associate
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Shira Neuberger
Researcher at Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
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Colleen Kealey McCall
Senior Speech-Language Pathologist at MossRehab and MossRehab Research Institute
Updates
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Check out this recently published commentary in the Journal of Neurophysiology by our postdoc, Dr. Jonathan Wood, and Institute Faculty, Dr. Aaron Wong. They highlight the important role of subjective perceptions of effort in movement and decisions. Link: https://lnkd.in/et_i8acN
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If you're studying naming deficits in #aphasia or simply want to learn more, check out our Philadelphia Naming Test (PNT)—a 175-item picture naming assessment developed in the Language and Aphasia Lab. https://lnkd.in/evcgqAdn
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Check out this large, international study led by Dr. Alberto Esquenazi, which examines long-term goal attainment with repeated abobotulinumtoxinA injections for lower limb spasticity. The results show significant benefits during the first injection cycle for those using injection guidance. Read more: https://lnkd.in/difZv8tk
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This #GivingTuesday, make a difference by donating to the Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute! Your support helps advance research in neurorehabilitation and translational neuroscience, bringing us closer to innovative treatments and better outcomes for those affected by neurological conditions. ➡️https://lnkd.in/eYA5wCBx
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Department Chair and Chief Clinical Officer at Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation
Happy end of the year to all, in the mean time you can join us to learn with Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation and Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute. We are looking to a productive and educational new year
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This recent study, led by our Institute Faculty Member Dr. Marja-Liisa Mailend, surveyed 197 speech-language pathologists from Estonia, Finland, and Lithuania to investigate the importance of different features for diagnosing childhood apraxia of speech. Results showed that some features were universal while others were language-specific. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eJKF2bBF
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Follow Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute on YouTube for presentations, seminars, workshops, and more content relevant for researchers and clinicians interested in neuroscience and neurorehabilitation! https://lnkd.in/eZ8z5K-9
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In a recent viewpoint article, Dr. Alberto Esquenazi and colleagues argue that spastic paresis qualifies as a neurological movement disorder, as it involves both “excess movement” and “reduced voluntary and involuntary movements.” The authors also outline potential therapeutic approaches for managing spastic paresis. Read more: https://lnkd.in/exYMyHC4 Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation, MossRehab, Jefferson Research
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Did you know you can use our Naturalistic Action Test (NAT) to characterize how naturalistic actions (e.g., making a coffee or wrapping a gift) are impacted by neurological conditions, like traumatic brain injury or dementia? Learn more about the NAT here: https://lnkd.in/eRGMPNcf
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