Claude Shuttleworth, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, New Mexico
Thematic Scientific Focus
Development and testing of interventions for survivors of acquired brain injuries
Research Projects
• Functional recovery from acute brain injury via human neural stem cell transplantation
• Brain stimulation in animal models of recovery from acute brain injury
• Predicting recovery of cognitive control deficits in traumatic brain injury
• Transcranial direct current stimulation for treatment of deficits after traumatic brain injury
• Targeted tDCS to enhance treatment outcomes in persons with aphasia
Research Resources
• Pre-Clinical Recovery and Repair Core (PRRC), including anatomic & behavioral testing, in
vivo electrophysiology & optogenetics
• Clinical Recovery and Repair Core (CRRC), including study coordination, neurocognitive
testing, EEG, tDCS