University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
McGovern Medical School
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Our laboratory enrolls participants in the acute phase of stroke for behavioral testing and neuroimaging from three comprehensive stroke centers in the Houston Texas Medical Center. The goal of the project is to understand the neural and (socio) cognitive systems which contribute to recovery of language in the year following stroke. We have a large database of structural neuroimaging from participants with stroke which we use to discover relationships between structure (gray matter, white matter) and language function from the acute to chronic stages of stroke. Working in the laboratory will expose students to collecting and processing neuroimaging scans, lesion tracing (using ITK-SNAP), advanced statistical modeling (e.g., voxel-based lesion symptom mapping, principal component/canonical corrlation analyses), and theory-driven hypothesis testing to understand the nature of the brain-behavior basis of language and cognition and resulting deficits from stroke.

 Schnur Lab

Education & Training

PhD, Harvard University, 2003

Research Opportunities

• Seeking MS Students
• Seeking PhD Students

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Programs

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