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Yi-Ling Kuo, PhD

NAB 3316 Academic Building
790 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13210
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CURRENT APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor of CHP-Physical Therapy

LANGUAGES

English
Chinese

RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND AFFILIATIONS

College of Health Professions

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Neurophysiology

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

Functional MRI

Motor control and motor learning in professional musicians

Motor recovery after stroke

Focal dystonia

Repetitive TMS (rTMS) in concussion

EDUCATION

PhD: University of Southern California, 2018, Biokinesiology

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS

Massachusetts General Hospital, 2018-2020

RESEARCH ABSTRACT

Dr. Kuo's research emphasizes the neurophysiological basis of motor control, from non-disabled individuals, patients with neurologic disorders, to elite performers. She uses transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, as well as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), to probe human brain physiology. Her work in brain stimulation and neuroimaging is combined with motor behavior measures to understand the brain-behavior relationship. Dr. Kuo has been focusing on improving the methodology of TMS assessments. These updated methodologies have been applied in various projects to understand motor system neurophysiology, including revealing the neural underpinning of hand dexterity in professional musicians, the pathophysiology in acute stroke, focal dystonia and Alzheimer’s Disease, and the neural mechanisms of the corticobulbar tract in speech motor function.

Dr. Kuo is currently leading a project applying repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to treat persistent post-traumatic headaches and post-concussion symptoms in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). This project aims to demonstrate the long-term benefits of rTMS in chronic pain. Furthermore, through neurophysiologic and gene-based analyses, this study will identify biomarkers predictive of responsiveness to rTMS and determine ideal candidates to receive this novel neuromodulatory intervention.

 

PUBLICATIONS

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