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Dr. Wadden studied an individual's ability to re-learn motor skills following a stroke. She discovered the importance of the health of brain connections to determine an individual's capacity for motor learning post-stroke. This knowledge will encourage the delivery of individualized motor rehabilitation interventions to improve the effectiveness of treatments on motor recovery in people with stroke.
A randomly-selected Doctoral citation each day: today from the Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Sciences (PhD) - graduated in 2017