NEURAL BASES OF MOTOR DYSFUNCTION AND REHABILITATION

描述（改编自申请人的描述） 该计划是提供跨学科的训练，在神经基础的运动 功能障碍和康复。目的是准备博士后 康复领域独立基础和临床研究职业的受训人员 以理工科为重该计划的跨学科性质是独一无二的，基本 科学培训生将有机会参与临床方面的工作， 康复医学，临床见习医生将获得 有价值的基本科学见解和技术经验， 运动障碍和脑损伤恢复的基础。培训计划 将集中在以下三个一般性的研究主题，形成重点 整个寿命期内运动恢复模型的要点：（1）表征 （2）康复干预，（3） 药物干预。这三个主题将利用 基础和临床研究，以交叉施肥的研究经验， 个别学员。该计划的目标是为学员提供 康复科学经验与复杂的跨学科模型 这将是下一代治疗方法所必需的， 康复医学核心教师包括两名临床研究人员， 五位基础科学研究人员五名教师是心理学的成员 智障研究中心（MRRC），两个有他们的实验室在密切 在KU-Med中心MRRC中彼此接近。这个团体的力量 是它对运动障碍的关注， 基础参与的教师和学生的统一主题 在拟议的培训计划是一个共同的利益，在终身 大脑在健康和疾病中的发育和功能， 设计治疗脑功能异常的方法， 使用行为训练，通过新的药物治疗，或通过 康复/药理学相互作用。征聘和甄选 受训人员将通过一个项目咨询委员会进行协调， 所有参与的教师。有医学博士学位的学员或博士学位 基础或临床科学之一，或同等学位，以及强大的 致力于康复科学的跨学科研究， 考虑加入这个计划。实验室研究和 学徒、课程、研讨会、客座讲座、期刊俱乐部、数据 会议和海报展示将用于确保经常 来自不同研究领域的学员和教师的互动。

DESCRIPTION (Adapted from the Applicant's Description) The main goal of this program is to provide interdisciplinary training in the neural bases of motor dysfunction and rehabilitation. The intent is to prepare post-doctoral trainees for independent basic and clinical research careers in rehabilitation sciences. The interdisciplinary nature of this program is unique in that basic science trainees will have the opportunity to participate in clinical aspects of rehabilitative medicine, and clinical trainees will be provided with valuable basic scientific insights and technical experience into the neural bases of motor impairment and recovery from brain injury. The training program will focus on the following three general research themes that form the focal points of a model of motor recovery across the lifespan: (1) characterization of impairments and recovery, (2) rehabilitative interventions, (3) pharmacologic interventions. These three themes will utilize expertise from both basic and clinical research to cross-fertilize research experiences of the individual trainees. The goal of the program is to provide trainees in rehabilitative sciences experience with the complex interdisciplinary models that will be necessary for the next generation of therapeutic approaches in rehabilitative medicine. The core faculty include two clinical researchers and five basic science researchers. Five of the faculty are members of the Mental Retardation Research Center (MRRC), and two have their laboratories in close proximity to one another in the KU-Med Center MRRC. The strength of this group is its focus on motor disabilities and understanding their neural underpinnings. The unifying themes of the faculty and students who participate in the proposed training program is a common interest in the life-long development and function of the brain in both health and disease and the design of approaches to treat abnormal conditions of brain function through the use of behavioral training, through novel drug therapies, or through rehabilitative/pharmacologic interactions. The recruitment and selection of trainees will be coordinated through a program advisory committee, with input from all the participating faculty. Trainees with an M.D. or Ph.D. degree in one of the basic or clinical sciences, or an equivalent degree, and a strong commitment to interdisciplinary research in rehabilitation sciences will be considered for entry into this program. Laboratory research and apprenticeships, courses, seminars, guest lectures, journal clubs, data sessions, and poster presentations will be utilized to ensure frequent interaction of the trainees and faculty from the different research areas.