Our Focus
We study central nervous system plasticity during the course of motor learning and regaining sensorimotor function. Within activity-based therapies that utilize neural modulation, our lab researchers are especially interested in exploring strategies for regaining functionality during self-assisted standing and stepping, as well as for improving control of motor and autonomic functions.
The Neuromodulation & Recovery Lab is focused on the development of neuromodulatory strategies to promote functional recovery and mobility after neuromuscular disorders and injuries, including stroke and spinal cord injury. The lab employs a wide variety of approaches and techniques to their research, which includes epidural and transcutaneous spinal stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, as well as electromyography, kinematic analysis, posturography, and neuroimaging.
Within the Center for Neuroregeneration, the Neuromodulation & Recovery Lab is collaborating on studies using preclinical models, which focuses on regrowth and reorganization of injured neural circuits. The lab also pursues research with the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Core within Houston Methodist Research Institute. In addition, the lab forms strong collaborations with research teams from the University of California Los Angeles, the Mayo Clinic, the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, and the University of Alberta.
Paula and Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter III Endowed Associate Professor
Houston Methodist Department of Neurosurgery
Center for Translational Neural Prosthetics and Interfaces.
Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College.
Contact
Sayenko Lab
Houston Methodist Research Institute
6560 Fannin, Suite 944
Houston, Texas 77030
Jenny Dinh
Research Coordinator
Phone: 713.790.3311
Email: jtdinh@houstonmethodist.org
Web: sayenko.hmailabs.org