Rehabilitation and Educational Training Prof. Jason Friedman

Motor learning

In day-to-day life, we perform an enormous variety of movements, usually with little thought. However, we know that planning and executing these movements is in reality very complicated. Dr. Friedman seeks to enhance our understanding of how we produce movements, with a focus on how we can speed up the process of motor learning. He tests applications of the https://www.curiousjason.com/ techniques developed in the lab on different populations, including children as they develop, and individuals with motor disorders such as Parkinson's disease and cerebral palsy, with a goal of improving rehabilitation and other motor learning processes.

Prof Friedman, PhD, is in the Department of Physical Therapy, where he is a principal investigator and codirector of the Movement Sciences lab. Originally from Australia, Dr. Friedman completed his undergraduate studies at Monash University in Australia, followed by an M.Sc. and Ph.D. at the Weizmann Institute of Science, all in the field of Computer Science. He also performed postdoctoral research in the Department of Kinesiology at Penn State University in the US, and in the Department of Cognitive Science at Macquarie University in Australia. He takes advantage of his multidisciplinary background to find new ways of looking at problems related to human motor control. Dr. Friedman heads the Biomed@TAU Research Hub on Motor Learning.

Rehabilitation

Dr. Kalron, PhD, PT, is head of the Department of Physical Therapy at the School of Health Professions and affiliated with the Sagol School of Neuroscience. Dr. Kalron completed his undergraduate studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and his Master’s and PhD at Tel Aviv University. He also served as head of the Physical Rehabilitation Research Unit, at the Center of Multiple Sclerosis, Sheba Medical Center, Israel. Dr. Kalron is a PI in the Movement and Brain Interaction Research lab.

Dr. Kalron, PhD, PT, is at the Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions, and affiliated with the Sagol School of Neuroscience. Dr. Kalron completed his undergraduate studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and his Master plus PhD at Tel-Aviv University. He also served as head of the Physical Rehabilitation Research Unit, atthe Center of Multiple Sclerosis, Sheba Medical Center, Israel. Dr. Kalron is PI in the Movement and Brain Interaction Research lab. https://www.alonkalron.sites.tau.ac.il/ https://www.alonkalron.sites.tau.ac.il/

Physical rehabilitation

Dr. Kalron’s research focus is on new (and traditional) physical rehabilitation treatments that affect the brain and improve mobility functions (walking and balance). Additionally, physical activity is a significant interest of the lab, as it has a huge impact on brain function, especially for people suffering from damage in the CNS. The main interest is people suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS), in addition to other population groups, such as ALS and stroke. This line of research will add new insights into the neural mechanisms of

physical rehabilitation and open new frontiers for the treatment of people with central neurological damage. Dr. Kalron's work involves creating and testing new rehabilitation treatments that promote brain plasticity and restore lost mobility functions He challenges conventional thinking by combining new technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR), while tracking the impact via advanced motion sensors in/outside the laboratory environment focusing on real-life situations.