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Teresa Costa is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation robotics, specializing in the integration of robotic devices and serious games to enhance patient recovery from cerebrovascular diseases. Her work focuses on optimizing robot-assisted therapy protocols, with major contributions in understanding how session duration and real-time therapist assistance affect rehabilitation outcomes. Costa’s 2023 study on patients’ physiological reactions to competitive rehabilitation therapies, which has garnered 19 citations, demonstrates her pioneering approach to combining robotic assistance with gamified elements to improve patient engagement and recovery. Her 2021 pilot study on tele-rehabilitation versus local therapies, cited 10 times, established the feasibility of master-slave robotic systems for remote therapy, a critical advancement for expanding access to rehabilitation services. Additionally, her 2022 investigation into session duration effects, with 3 citations, provides foundational guidelines for therapy scheduling. Costa’s work is notable for bridging engineering and clinical practice, directly impacting the design of more effective, patient-centered rehabilitation technologies. Her research is essential reading for students and professionals developing next-generation robotic therapies for stroke and neurological recovery.