New device would help rehabilitate stroke survivors by
turning thoughts into actions, retraining motor pathways
What comes naturally to most people – to think and then do –
is difficult for stroke patients who have lost the full use of their limbs. New
research by Rice University, the University of Houston (UH) and TIRR Memorial
Hermann aims to help victims recover that ability to the fullest extent
possible with a $1.17 million grant from the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) and the President’s National Robotics Initiative (NRI).