Carmen Cirstea , MD, PhD
- Associate Research Professor Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Research
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Areas of expertise
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Research Summary
The research focus of Dr. Carmen Cirstea is to better understand the cellular/molecular mechanisms underlying brain plasticity in humans using state-of-the-art neuroimaging and behavioral techniques. Her studies focus on motor function, where deficits readily lend themselves to measurement. The main tools she uses are proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy, functional and structural MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, non-invasive brain stimulation, and human motion analysis. Such understanding would allow her and her team to develop new or modify current treatments to better target neural mechanisms underlying different neurological diseases.