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Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute

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Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute

A national leader in neurorehabilitation research. From theory-driven research to clinical treatments in neurorehabilitation

Our work is primarily conducted in three focus areas: 1) Movement Science, 2) Cognition, Behavior & Emotion, and 3) Language & Communication.

12/01/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Rabinowitz and the Brain Injury Neuropsychology Laboratory on receiving the Institute’s first-ever NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant! 🎉 This award will support a groundbreaking project designed to expand access to mental health care for individuals living with through Betterbot—a text-based, AI-powered chatbot that delivers evidence-based behavioral activation therapy directly via mobile messaging.

Read more about the award here: https://rehabilitationresearch.jefferson.edu/news/2025/nih-grant-betterbot-tbi.html

11/30/2025

Institute Scientist in Residence, Dr. Lyn Turkstra, recently published findings showing that adults with and without share similar—but often superficial—understandings of legal systems. The study identified five key themes that shape how people think about laws and legal processes, highlighting both strengths and gaps in everyday legal knowledge.

Read the full article here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41242970/

11/29/2025

Check out our Philadelphia Naming Test (PNT) - Short Forms. These two 30-item assessments, derived from the 175-item original PNT, show reliable accuracy on the full PNT and can help assess and cognitive abilities in individuals with . 🧠

https://rehabilitationresearch.jefferson.edu/innovations/philadelphia-naming-test-short-forms.html

11/28/2025

New paper from Drs. Thomas Watanabe and Rosalie Ellis! They reviewed the literature surrounding the relationship between neuropsychiatric outcomes and autonomic nervous system dysfunction induced by traumatic brain injury (TBI). Evidence suggests that improving heart rate variability may help improve post-traumatic stress disorder ( ) and anxiety after .

Full article here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40141-025-00512-7

11/27/2025

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful for our hardworking team at the Institute. 🦃🍂

11/26/2025

Our ability to use familiar objects and understand communication about viewed actions depends on conceptual knowledge known as action semantics. Findings from studies on action semantics are inconsistent and contradictory across populations with different neurological disorders. In this recent review, Drs. Laurel Buxbaum and postdoc Amy Lebkuecher provide suggestions for specific methodological approaches for research with neurological populations that may enhance our understanding of the nature, organization, and neural substrates of action semantics.

https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/k9vqh_v1

11/25/2025

Institute Faculty, Dr. Amanda Rabinowitz, Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Allie Tracey, and MossRehab Institute for Brain Health Physiatrist, Dr. Yevgeniya Sergeyenko, recently published a narrative review on repetitive head impacts ( ) that highlights the definitional challenges, clinical implications, and future research directions.

Check out the full publication here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40141-025-00518-1

11/24/2025

We are excited to welcome new Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Sung-Mu Lee to the Memory and Perception Lab! Dr. Lee brings extensive doctoral and postdoctoral training in using fMRI to better understand behavioral priming, perception, and neural processing in humans. He will be working with Dr. Persichetti to measure layer-specific brain activity using high-resolution 7T MRI and will contribute to imaging projects related to navigation and semantics.

Learn more about his impactful research here: https://rehabilitationresearch.jefferson.edu/news/2025/welcome-postdoc-sung-mu-lee.html

11/23/2025

After 25 years, our Research Registry continues to grow and serve as a valuable program to support research at our Institute. Current Research Registry Director, Sharon M. Antonucci, PhD, CCC-SLP, reflects on new developments and the future of our Research Registry.

11/22/2025

In 2019, a new multi-user database for the Research Registry was deployed to track and manage interactions with participants for recruitment into research studies conducted at our Institute. Former Research Registry Director Dr. Erica Middleton reflects on this milestone and how the Registry continues to evolve over time.

11/21/2025

Adelyn Brecher, MS, CCC-SLP, Research Registry Director Emerita, recalled that she was, “most struck by how readily people wanted to participate" during the development and organization of the Research Registry. The support and dedication of Registry participants has been key for its success over the past 25 years.

11/20/2025

Institute and Research Registry co-founder, Dr. John Whyte, describes how the Research Registry began as a core facility within the NIH-funded Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Network, which served to advance research related to the cognitive impacts of stroke, traumatic brain injury, and other disorders.

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50 Township Line Road
Elkins Park, PA
19027

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4pm
Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 4pm

Website

https://rehabilitationresearch.jefferson.edu/

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