536: Studying Stroke Patients to Understand How the Brain Controls Perception and Action - Dr. Laurel Buxbaum




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Summary: Dr. Laurel Buxbaum is Associate Director of Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Director of the Cognition and Action Lab, and Research Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University. Laurel’s studies how the brain controls perception and action. She studies stroke patients to see where in the brain strokes may cause certain difficulties. Laurel also enjoys reading, going for walks, attending dance fitness classes, hanging out with friends, and listening to her husband’s funk