Sook-Lei Liew

Dr. Liew’s research focuses on mechanisms of neural plasticity in healthy individuals and individuals after neurological injury in order to improve their quality of life and engagement in meaningful activities. She directs the Neural Plastiticity and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory, whose goals are: 1) to characterize processes of neural plasticity during learning and rehabilitation using neuroimaging and cortical physiology, 2) to enhance neural plasticity and neurorehabilitation through novel techniques, such as noninvasive brain stimulation and brain computer interfaecs, and 3) to personalize the use of plasticity-inducing paradigms in order to capitalize on each individual’s unique learning or recovery potential.

• Data Science and Analytics for Precision Rehabilitation (DAPR) Center
  NIH · P50HD118603 · Sep 8, 2025 – Aug 31, 2030 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Building a data science workforce to improve the reproducibility of rehabilitation research
  NIH · R25HD105583 · Mar 1, 2022 – Feb 28, 2027 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Global Brain Health Predictors of Post-Stroke Sensorimotor Recovery using AI-Enhanced Clinical MRIs
  NIH · RF1NS115845 · Apr 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2029 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Effects of global brain health on sensorimotor recovery after stroke
  NIH · R01NS115845 · Apr 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2025 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Big Data Neuroimaging to Predict Motor Behavior After Stroke
  NIH · K01HD091283 · Apr 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2020 · Role: Principal Investigator

• Winstein, Carolee
• Thompson, Paul
• Schweighofer, Nicolas
• Lyden, Patrick
• Towfighi, Amytis
• Toga, Arthur