Center for Neuroscience and Neurological Recovery

A team of physician-scientists at the Center for Neuroscience and Neurological Recovery at Methodist Rehabilitation Center conduct human research studies relevant to advancing clinical practice of neurorehabilitation. Click here to read more about our research staff, facilities, projects and publications.

By building on the hospital’s reputation and strong commitment to research, this team is able to quickly move research findings from the laboratory to the patient’s bedside, thus bridging the gap between biomedical discoveries and their clinical application.

CNNR researchers have had their work published in some of the most prestigious journals, with most funding provided by Methodist Rehab Center's fundraising arm, the Wilson Research Foundation, in addition to millions of dollars in funding from federal agencies, pharmaceutical and medical equipment industry, state organizations, and  private foundations. 

Their accomplishments include:

  • Publishing over 300 peer-reviewed research articles or book chapters.
  • Making numerous presentations at national and international conferences.
  • Collaborating with scientists around the world.
  • Being twice named one of 16 Traumatic Brain Injury Model System sites in the U.S. 
  • Garnering international recognition for being the first to report a link between West Nile virus and a polio-like form of paralysis.
  • Establishing the NeuroRebotics Lab with the state-of-art robotic equipment used for clinical and research purposes
  • Creating synergy with clinical services for the direct benefit of Methodist patients.

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