From discovery to practice, the Center strives to improve stroke rehabilitative care and transition back into the community by finding ways to detect and treat spatial neglect, expanding our knowledge of reading deficits, improving medication adherence, and implementing new interventions during in-patient rehabilitation.
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Novel Brain Injury Study Expands Prism Adaptation Treatment to Right-Sided Spatial Neglect
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Fast Takes Episode 48 Read the transcript In this podcast, Research Scientist Timothy Rich, PhD, discusses a new study, the first to show the need to expand the application of prism adaptation treatment for spatial neglect. Dr. Rich was part of a team that discovered prism adaptation therapy was as beneficial for treating right-sided spatial neglec…
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Impacts of Prism Adaptation Treatment on Spatial Neglect and Rehabilitation Outcome: Dosage Matters - Ep46
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Funding source: This work was supported by Kessler Foundation, Wallerstein Foundation for Geriatric Life Improvement, and the Charles and Ann Serraino Foundation. Learn more about: Dr. Peii Chen and this peer-reviewed article. Co-authors: Peii Chen, PhD, Kimberly Hreha, EdD, Chris Gonzalez-Snyder, MBA, MA, Timothy J. Rich, PhD, Robert W. Gillen, Ph…
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Researching novel approaches for treating neuropathic pain and chronic fatigue - Ep39
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Fast Takes - Ep39 Read the transcript. Historically, it was believed that the brain stopped growing after childhood. We now know the contrary to be true. Neuroscience has confirmed that our brains change throughout our lives, from birth to death. The brain’s ability to rewire its circuitry and make adaptive changes, known as neuroplasticity, is why…
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Prevalence of spatial neglect prompts call for screening survivors of right and left brain strokes
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Fast Takes - Episode 31 Read the transcript Funding source: Part of this work was supported under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR; grant number no. 90IFDV0001). Learn more about: Dr. Peii Chen at kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Peii%20Chen. The peer-reviewed article at www.sc…
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What It’s Like to Volunteer in a Research Study
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Jessica Ganga, Communications & Digital Media Coordinator at the Foundation, moderates a panel of research coordinators for mobility, spinal cord injury (SCI), stroke, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the Foundation's recruitment manager. They share how volunteers help Kessler Foundation further its clinical research on advancing treatments, wh…
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Brain Network Dysfunction in Poststroke Delirium and Spatial Neglect-An fMRI Study–Dr. Olga Boukrina
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Fast Takes - Episode 30 Read the transcript In this episode, Dr. Olga Boukrina, Research Scientist in our Center for Stroke Rehabilitation Research talks about her peer reviewed article “Brain Network Dysfunction in Poststroke Delirium and Spatial Neglect: An fMRI Study” published on October 8, 2021 in the journal Stroke. Funding source: American H…
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Prevalence of spatial neglect prompts call for screening survivors of right and left brain strokes
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Fast Takes - Episode 31 Read the transcript Funding source: Part of this work was supported under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR; grant number no. 90IFDV0001). Learn more about: Dr. Peii Chen at The peer-reviewed article and podcast host Joan Banks-Smith Co-authors: Emily…
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Dr Olga Boukrina on helping stroke survivors recover their ability to read and process language-Ep13
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Fast Takes – Episode 13 Read the transcription. Welcome to a Fast Takes #WomenInScience podcast honoring the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Celebrated on February 11th, this United Nations initiative recognizes the critical role of women and girls in science and technology communities and calls for strengthening of their participa…
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Kessler Foundation Pilot Study Incorporates Mobile App for Collecting Data on Real-Time Experiences, toward the Goal of Real-Time Intervention Strategies
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Read the transcript. “The stress of caring for stroke survivors can affect the mental and physical health of caregivers and lead to decline in quality of life. These negative effects can be exacerbated when recovery is complicated by spatial neglect, a common but hidden disability that affects 30% to 50% of survivors. Spatial neglect increases the …
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Salma Omai on Meeting New Stroke Participants
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My Life As A Research Assistant: Salma Omai on Meeting New Stroke Participants Read the transcript *** Originally recorded on June 9, 2016, updated September 8, 2020. *** *** Salma is currently a marketing associate at T-Fal Cookware.*** Welcome to our podcast series, “My Life As A Research Assistant”. This series is brought to you by Kessler Found…
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Michele Barry on the Importance of Recruiting Research Participants with and without Disabilities
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My Life As A Research Assistant: Michele Barry on the Importance of Recruiting Research Participants with and without Disabilities Read the transcript *** Originally recorded on June 9, 2016, updated September 8, 2020. *** *** Michele is currently a project manager at Mt. Sinai Health Systems in Northern New Jersey.*** Welcome to our podcast series…
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Emma Kaplan on Seeing Real Rehabilitation Research Results
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My Life as A Research Assistant at Kessler Foundation Series: Emma Kaplan on Seeing Real Rehabilitation Research Results Read the transcript *** Originally recorded on June 9, 2016, updated July 17, 2020.*** *** Emma is currently a Research Coordinator at the Center for Stroke Rehabilitation Research at Kessler Foundation (https://kesslerfoundation…
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