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Fusing Neuroscience and Mathematics toward Future Clinical Applications in Spinal Cord Injury: YAMAGUCHI Reona at WPI-ASHBi
At WPI-ASHBi, assistant professor YAMAGUCHI Reona is uncovering how the brain recovers motor function after spinal cord injury by integrating neuroscience with mathematical modeling. His discovery that reduced neural inhibition—not increased excitation—drives recovery opens promising new pathways for clinical rehabilitation in an institute built for truly integrated interdisciplinary research, supported by WPI-ASHBi’s unique framework bridging life sciences and advanced mathematics.
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Collaborating with Global Colleagues (and Local Babies) on Language Acquisition Research:
Irena Lovčević at WPI-IRCNAt WPI-IRCN’s Babylab, postdoctoral researcher Irena Lovčević studied how environmental factors shape language acquisition in infants—using innovative “Babyloggers” to capture real-world speech data. From Serbia to Sydney to Tokyo, her journey through WPI-IRCN expanded her research network and deepened her mission to bring developmental science to the parents who need it most.