Research Focus
Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute focuses on three major research areas:
1. Cognition: Understanding how stroke, brain trauma and other diseases of the central nervous system disrupt mental processes (such as
language, attention, planning and problem solving) and developing new and innovative treatments for these problems. The institute
is internationally known for its research in this area, with focus on such topics as:
- Language disorders
- Attention problems
- Disorders of action
- Recovery from coma
MossRehab is one of 17 institutions nationwide to receive federal funding to establish a Model System of Care for traumatic
brain injury.
2. Motor control/mobility: Understanding how movements, such as walking, are planned and carried out in healthy people and determining how to restore
useful movement to people with paralysis, amputation and spasticity.
3. Outcomes: Measuring how well people with disabilities function after completing the rehabilitation process and determining if treatments
delivered are effective.
For more information about Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute and its research activities, call 215-456-5925.
Information about
participating in an MRRI Research Program.
