Development & Neuroplasticity

The human brain is complex and remarkably powerful. We are still learning about its ability to rewire itself — neuroplasticity — and how we can harness that potential to improve the human condition, from healing after illness or injury to preventing neurological decline to enhancing performance in healthy people.

The brain’s malleability is not constant. Learning how to induce a state of higher neuroplasticity could lead to breakthroughs in brain health, and the mind-body connection may play a key role. The Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences proposes a partnership that explores using brain-machine interfaces, neuromodulation and embodied learning as tools to boost neuroplasticity.

Keywords: Cognitive and motor rehabilitation, Speech and language rehabilitation, Neuromodulation, Multimodal sensorimotor coordination, Neuroplasticity, Brain Computer Interfaces, …

Meet some of our leading researchers:

Researcher	Research Focus	Keywords	Lab / Short Bio
Audrey Brumback	Neurological Disorders / Systems • Neurodevelopment • Autism • Electrophysiology • Optogenetics	Neurophysiology / Neuroscience / Animal Models / Pediatrics	Brumback Lab
Charles Nemeroff	Psychiatric Disorders / Systems • Early Life Development • Child Abuse and Neglect • Mood Disorders • Anxiety Disorders • Psychopharmacology Technology & Drugs Development • Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry	Psychedelic Research	Institute for Early Life Adversity Research
Jennifer Donegan	Psychiatric Disorders/ Systems • Neurodevelopmental Disorders • Neural Circuits	Neuroscience / Stress / Neurodevelopment/ Autism / Schizophrenia	Neural Circuits & Behavioral Development Lab
Liberty Hamilton, Ph.D.	Neurological Disorders / Systems • Epilepsy • Cognition & Communication • Speech & Language Disorders • Intracranial & Scalp EEG Technology & Drugs Development • Brain-Computer Interfaces Clinical Rehabilitation • Neurorehabilitation. • Translational Neuroscience (Cognitive & Systems)	Neuroscience / Speech Perception / Electrocorticography / Electroencephalography / Natural Stimuli / Translational Neuroscience / Computational Neurosciences	Hamilton Lab
José del R. Millán, Ph.D.	Neurological Disorders / Systems • Motor Learning • Movement Disorders • Neuromodulation • Cognition & Communication • Spinal Cord Injury • Neurotrauma • Stroke • Imaging Technology & Drugs Development • Brain-Computer Interfaces • Wearable Technology and Robotics Clinical Rehabilitation • Neurorehabilitation	Neuroprosthetics / Brain-Machine Interfaces / Neural Engineering / Closed-Loop Neuromodulation/ Exoskeleton & Prosthetics / Rehabilitive and Surgical Robotics / Robot Learning / Human-Robot Interaction / Artificial Intelligence	CNBI Lab
MacKenzie Howard	Neurological Disorders / Systems • Neurophysiology • Cellular Neurophysiology • Synaptic Transmission & Plasticity • Translational Epilepsy	Neuroscience / Electrophysiology / Synaptic Integration / Synaptic Plasticity / Translational Epilepsy / Cellular Neurophysiology	Howard Neuro Lab
Sam Racz Irwin	Neurological Disorders / Systems • Aging & Neurodegenerative Disorders • Schizophrenia • Stroke • Neuropsychiatric Disorders Technology & Drugs Development • Electrophysiology • Neuromodulation • Brain-Computer Interfaces • Artificial Intelligence	Neural Engineering / Excitation-Inhibition Ratio / Scale-free Neural Dynamics / Network physiology