This research advances health equity for neurological patients by improving health literacy, engaging communities through participatory research, and implementing evidence-based healthcare practices. By designing communication around patients' lived experiences, it aims to improve treatment adherence, reduce health disparities, strengthen caregiver support, and create more accessible, person-centered healthcare systems.

This research explores motor imagery as a rehabilitation tool after stroke. Brain imaging revealed sex-based differences in neural activation, with females showing greater efficiency. Practice improves patterns in both sexes. Understanding these differences enables personalized, home-based rehabilitation that may enhance recovery of arm and hand function.