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Kuan-yi Li is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation and sensorimotor control, whose work bridges the gap between haptic perception and motor recovery. Her primary research areas include the impact of Parkinson’s disease (PD) on haptic sensitivity, the effects of dopamine replacement therapy on sensory function, and innovative stroke rehabilitation strategies. Li’s seminal 2008 study, “Haptic Perception of Object Curvature in Parkinson’s Disease” (46 citations), established a foundational understanding of how PD impairs the ability to perceive object curvature, a critical skill for daily manipulation. She further demonstrated that dopamine therapy partially restores haptic sensitivity (2010, 32 citations), and her 2017 work (5 citations) explored the underlying joint kinematics, revealing how medication alters movement patterns during haptic tasks. More recently, Li’s 2023 study on combining mirror therapy with robot-assisted therapy (31 citations) has advanced stroke rehabilitation by showing that sequential priming enhances upper limb function and self-efficacy. Her cumulative impact—over 100 citations—underscores her contributions to both basic science and clinical practice, offering new pathways for treating sensory and motor deficits in neurological disorders.