The goal of the Movement and Plasticity Lab at the University of Rochester is to apply new technologies to improve the diagnosis and treatment of stroke and motor impairments after stroke. Current projects include using am EMG-computer interface to study and treat the emergence of specific motor control abnormalities of the arm after stroke, using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and MRI to investigate biomarkers of stroke recovery, and using a VR headset system to study disorders of the vestibular system. Undergraduates lab members gain exposure to the inpatient and outpatient neurology clinical care settings, learn about the use of EMG and TMS, and help with data collection and analysis. UPDATE JANUARY 2025: Inorder to make sure that all of our RAs have a good experience working in the lab, we are not accepting any more new RAs until September 2025. We plan to interview potential candidates in late spring 2025 - if you are interested, send paige_hepple@urmc.rochester.edu an email with your CV. Thanks!