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Our Vision
The USC SensoriMotor Assessment and Rehabilitation Training in Virtual Reality Center (USC SMART-VR Center) is a multidisciplinary center which brings together world-class investigators across movement science, engineering, neuroscience, and rehabilitation to study and develop virtual reality interventions for neurorehabilitation.
Our mission is to establish an interdisciplinary center of excellence harnessing cutting-edge advances in virtual reality to improve motor and cognitive function across multiple clinical populations (e.g., stroke, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s).
The USC SMART-VR Center is funded by a USC Collaboration Fund grant.
Meet Our Directors
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Associate Professor
Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
Department of Neurology
USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute
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Associate Professor
Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
Neuroscience Graduate Program
Department of Biomedical Engineering
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USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
USC Keck Medicine, Institute for Creative Technologies
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Assistant Professor
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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USC School of Cinematic Arts
Creative Media and Behavioral Health Center
Meet Our Scientific Advisory Board
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USC Ostrow School of Dentistry
PI, NIDRR-funded Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Aging– Optimizing Participation through Technology
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USC Keck School of Medicine
Director, Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute
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USC Ostrow School of Dentistry
Co-founder & Chief Science Officer, Motion Scientific, Inc
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USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Founding Director, USC Games Program
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Associate Professor
UCSD Department of Neurosciences
Meet Our Support Team
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Program Manager
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Events Coordinator
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VR Technical Support
Meet Our Student Ambassadors
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Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
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Occupational Therapy
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Biomedical Engineering
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Interactive Media
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Interactive Media
Projects
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We have a variety of ongoing projects investigating stroke neurorehabilitation, motor skill training in people with Parkinson’s disease, and the effects of exercise on cognition.
Learn More
Publications
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Read our latest publications on virtual reality for sensorimotor assessment and rehabilitation.
Affiliations
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