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About
Paulette van Vliet is a distinguished rehabilitation scientist whose career spans over three decades at the intersection of neuroscience, robotics, and stroke recovery. Her research focuses on upper limb rehabilitation following neurological injury, with particular expertise in reach-to-grasp coordination, robotic-assisted therapy, and the neural mechanisms underpinning motor recovery after stroke. Van Vliet's contributions have shaped the field in two complementary directions. Her early work, including a pioneering 1991 paper on rehabilitation robotics (37 citations), helped establish the conceptual foundations for using robotic technology with neurologically impaired populations. Decades later, she remains at the research frontier, co-authoring highly cited state-of-the-art reviews on wrist (85 citations) and ankle (52 citations) rehabilitation robotics, and contributing to novel device design, including a 4-SPS parallel wrist orthosis leveraging neuroplasticity principles. Equally significant is her systematic investigation of reach-to-grasp interventions post-stroke, synthesising neuroscience evidence to inform clinical practice. Her 2019 meta-analysis on combined upper limb interventions further demonstrates her commitment to evidence-based rehabilitation. Most recently, she has explored home-based robotic rehabilitation enabled by edge computing, reflecting a vision of accessible, patient-centred care that continues to define her impactful career.
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- 5Neuroscience Findings on Coordination of Reaching to Grasp an Object35 citations · 2013
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