Ubong Ime Udoekwere
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About
Ubong Ime Udoekwere’s research lies at the intersection of neural engineering, spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation, and brain–machine interface (BMI) development. His most cited work, “Multiple Types of Movement-Related Information Encoded in Hindlimb/Trunk Cortex in Rats” (41 citations), demonstrated that cortical activity in rodent hindlimb/trunk areas can be decoded for BMI control—a crucial step toward restoring motor function in patients with paralysis. He also pioneered robotic rehabilitation methods for SCI, notably using robot-applied elastic fields at the pelvis to assess and retrain locomotion in spinalized rats (17 citations). Udoekwere developed a surgically implanted pelvic orthosis for rodents, enabling both rehabilitation and BMI research, and built a real-time neurorobotic system that integrates biomechanics, neural recording, and 3D robotics. His work on teaching adult rats spinalized as neonates to walk using trunk robotic rehabilitation (6 citations) revealed key factors for successful recovery. With a career focused on translating rodent models into clinically relevant neuroprosthetic and rehabilitative tools, Udoekwere’s contributions have advanced our understanding of how neural signals and robotic assistance can restore movement after spinal injury.
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