Sook-Lei Liew

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    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.

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    Effects of global brain health on sensorimotor recovery after stroke
    NIH R01NS115845Apr 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2025
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Big Data Neuroimaging to Predict Motor Behavior After Stroke
    NIH K01HD091283Apr 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2020
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Validating Habitual and Goal-Directed Decision-Making Performance Online in Healthy Older Adults. Front Aging Neurosci. 2021; 13:702810. Ito KL, Cao L, Reinberg R, Keller B, Monterosso J, Schweighofer N, Liew SL. PMID: 34267650.
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    2. Predictors of real-time fMRI neurofeedback performance and improvement - A machine learning mega-analysis. Neuroimage. 2021 08 15; 237:118207. Haugg A, Renz FM, Nicholson AA, Lor C, Götzendorfer SJ, Sladky R, Skouras S, McDonald A, Craddock C, Hellrung L, Kirschner M, Herdener M, Koush Y, Papoutsi M, Keynan J, Hendler T, Cohen Kadosh K, Zich C, Kohl SH, Hallschmid M, MacInnes J, Adcock RA, Dickerson KC, Chen NK, Young K, Bodurka J, Marxen M, Yao S, Becker B, Auer T, Schweizer R, Pamplona G, Lanius RA, Emmert K, Haller S, Van De Ville D, Kim DY, Lee JH, Marins T, Megumi F, Sorger B, Kamp T, Liew SL, Veit R, Spetter M, Weiskopf N, Scharnowski F, Steyrl D. PMID: 34048901.
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    3. Development of a Low-Cost, Modular Muscle-Computer Interface for At-Home Telerehabilitation for Chronic Stroke. Sensors (Basel). 2021 Mar 05; 21(5). Marin-Pardo O, Phanord C, Donnelly MR, Laine CM, Liew SL. PMID: 33807691.
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    4. Testing a convolutional neural network-based hippocampal segmentation method in a stroke population. Hum Brain Mapp. 2020 Oct 16. Zavaliangos-Petropulu A, Tubi MA, Haddad E, Zhu A, Braskie MN, Jahanshad N, Thompson PM, Liew SL. PMID: 33067842.
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    5. Applications of Head-Mounted Displays for Virtual Reality in Adult Physical Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review. Am J Occup Ther. 2020 Sep/Oct; 74(5):7405205060p1-7405205060p15. Saldana D, Neureither M, Schmiesing A, Jahng E, Kysh L, Roll SC, Liew SL. PMID: 32804624.
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    6. Can we predict real-time fMRI neurofeedback learning success from pretraining brain activity? Hum Brain Mapp. 2020 10 01; 41(14):3839-3854. Haugg A, Sladky R, Skouras S, McDonald A, Craddock C, Kirschner M, Herdener M, Koush Y, Papoutsi M, Keynan JN, Hendler T, Cohen Kadosh K, Zich C, MacInnes J, Adcock RA, Dickerson K, Chen NK, Young K, Bodurka J, Yao S, Becker B, Auer T, Schweizer R, Pamplona G, Emmert K, Haller S, Van De Ville D, Blefari ML, Kim DY, Lee JH, Marins T, Fukuda M, Sorger B, Kamp T, Liew SL, Veit R, Spetter M, Weiskopf N, Scharnowski F. PMID: 32729652.
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    7. A Virtual Reality Muscle-Computer Interface for Neurorehabilitation in Chronic Stroke: A Pilot Study. Sensors (Basel). 2020 Jul 04; 20(13). Marin-Pardo O, Laine CM, Rennie M, Ito KL, Finley J, Liew SL. PMID: 32635550.
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    8. The ENIGMA Stroke Recovery Working Group: Big data neuroimaging to study brain-behavior relationships after stroke. Hum Brain Mapp. 2020 Apr 20. Liew SL, Zavaliangos-Petropulu A, Jahanshad N, Lang CE, Hayward KS, Lohse KR, Juliano JM, Assogna F, Baugh LA, Bhattacharya AK, Bigjahan B, Borich MR, Boyd LA, Brodtmann A, Buetefisch CM, Byblow WD, Cassidy JM, Conforto AB, Craddock RC, Dimyan MA, Dula AN, Ermer E, Etherton MR, Fercho KA, Gregory CM, Hadidchi S, Holguin JA, Hwang DH, Jung S, Kautz SA, Khlif MS, Khoshab N, Kim B, Kim H, Kuceyeski A, Lotze M, MacIntosh BJ, Margetis JL, Mohamed FB, Piras F, Ramos-Murguialday A, Richard G, Roberts P, Robertson AD, Rondina JM, Rost NS, Sanossian N, Schweighofer N, Seo NJ, Shiroishi MS, Soekadar SR, Spalletta G, Stinear CM, Suri A, Tang WKW, Thielman GT, Vecchio D, Villringer A, Ward NS, Werden E, Westlye LT, Winstein C, Wittenberg GF, Wong KA, Yu C, Cramer SC, Thompson PM. PMID: 32310331.
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    9. Transfer of motor skill between virtual reality viewed using a head-mounted display and conventional screen environments. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2020 04 10; 17(1):48. Juliano JM, Liew SL. PMID: 32276664.
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    10. ENIGMA and global neuroscience: A decade of large-scale studies of the brain in health and disease across more than 40 countries. Transl Psychiatry. 2020 03 20; 10(1):100. Thompson PM, Jahanshad N, Ching CRK, Salminen LE, Thomopoulos SI, Bright J, Baune BT, Bertolín S, Bralten J, Bruin WB, Bülow R, Chen J, Chye Y, Dannlowski U, de Kovel CGF, Donohoe G, Eyler LT, Faraone SV, Favre P, Filippi CA, Frodl T, Garijo D, Gil Y, Grabe HJ, Grasby KL, Hajek T, Han LKM, Hatton SN, Hilbert K, Ho TC, Holleran L, Homuth G, Hosten N, Houenou J, Ivanov I, Jia T, Kelly S, Klein M, Kwon JS, Laansma MA, Leerssen J, Lueken U, Nunes A, Neill JO, Opel N, Piras F, Piras F, Postema MC, Pozzi E, Shatokhina N, Soriano-Mas C, Spalletta G, Sun D, Teumer A, Tilot AK, Tozzi L, van der Merwe C, Van Someren EJW, van Wingen GA, Völzke H, Walton E, Wang L, Winkler AM, Wittfeld K, Wright MJ, Yun JY, Zhang G, Zhang-James Y, Adhikari BM, Agartz I, Aghajani M, Aleman A, Althoff RR, Altmann A, Andreassen OA, Baron DA, Bartnik-Olson BL, Marie Bas-Hoogendam J, Baskin-Sommers AR, Bearden CE, Berner LA, Boedhoe PSW, Brouwer RM, Buitelaar JK, Caeyenberghs K, Cecil CAM, Cohen RA, Cole JH, Conrod PJ, De Brito SA, de Zwarte SMC, Dennis EL, Desrivieres S, Dima D, Ehrlich S, Esopenko C, Fairchild G, Fisher SE, Fouche JP, Francks C, Frangou S, Franke B, Garavan HP, Glahn DC, Groenewold NA, Gurholt TP, Gutman BA, Hahn T, Harding IH, Hernaus D, Hibar DP, Hillary FG, Hoogman M, Hulshoff Pol HE, Jalbrzikowski M, Karkashadze GA, Klapwijk ET, Knickmeyer RC, Kochunov P, Koerte IK, Kong XZ, Liew SL, Lin AP, Logue MW, Luders E, Macciardi F, Mackey S, Mayer AR, McDonald CR, McMahon AB, Medland SE, Modinos G, Morey RA, Mueller SC, Mukherjee P, Namazova-Baranova L, Nir TM, Olsen A, Paschou P, Pine DS, Pizzagalli F, Rentería ME, Rohrer JD, Sämann PG, Schmaal L, Schumann G, Shiroishi MS, Sisodiya SM, Smit DJA, Sønderby IE, Stein DJ, Stein JL, Tahmasian M, Tate DF, Turner JA, van den Heuvel OA, van der Wee NJA, van der Werf YD, van Erp TGM, van Haren NEM, van Rooij D, van Velzen LS, Veer IM, Veltman DJ, Villalon-Reina JE, Walter H, Whelan CD, Wilde EA, Zarei M, Zelman V, ENIGMA Consortium . PMID: 32198361.
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    11. Embodiment Is Related to Better Performance on a Brain-Computer Interface in Immersive Virtual Reality: A Pilot Study. Sensors (Basel). 2020 Feb 22; 20(4). Juliano JM, Spicer RP, Vourvopoulos A, Lefebvre S, Jann K, Ard T, Santarnecchi E, Krum DM, Liew SL. PMID: 32098317.
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    12. Differences in high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation over the motor hotspot versus the premotor cortex on motor network excitability. Sci Rep. 2019 11 26; 9(1):17605. Lefebvre S, Jann K, Schmiesing A, Ito K, Jog M, Schweighofer N, Wang DJJ, Liew SL. PMID: 31772347.
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    13. The LONI QC System: A Semi-Automated, Web-Based and Freely-Available Environment for the Comprehensive Quality Control of Neuroimaging Data. Front Neuroinform. 2019; 13:60. Kim H, Irimia A, Hobel SM, Pogosyan M, Tang H, Petrosyan P, Blanco REC, Duffy BA, Zhao L, Crawford KL, Liew SL, Clark K, Law M, Mukherjee P, Manley GT, Van Horn JD, Toga AW. PMID: 31555116.
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    14. Stroke atlas of the brain: Voxel-wise density-based clustering of infarct lesions topographic distribution. Neuroimage Clin. 2019; 24:101981. Wang Y, Juliano JM, Liew SL, McKinney AM, Payabvash S. PMID: 31473544.
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    15. A comparison of automated lesion segmentation approaches for chronic stroke T1-weighted MRI data. Hum Brain Mapp. 2019 11 01; 40(16):4669-4685. Ito KL, Kim H, Liew SL. PMID: 31350795.
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    16. Effects of a Brain-Computer Interface With Virtual Reality (VR) Neurofeedback: A Pilot Study in Chronic Stroke Patients. Front Hum Neurosci. 2019; 13:210. Vourvopoulos A, Pardo OM, Lefebvre S, Neureither M, Saldana D, Jahng E, Liew SL. PMID: 31275126.
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    17. Editorial: Collaborative Efforts for Understanding the Human Brain. Front Neuroinform. 2019; 13:38. Liew SL, Schmaal L, Jahanshad N. PMID: 31191284.
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    18. Gamma tACS over the temporal lobe increases the occurrence of Eureka! moments. Sci Rep. 2019 04 08; 9(1):5778. Santarnecchi E, Sprugnoli G, Bricolo E, Costantini G, Liew SL, Musaeus CS, Salvi C, Pascual-Leone A, Rossi A, Rossi S. PMID: 30962465.
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    19. Mindfulness Meditation Effects on Poststroke Spasticity: A Feasibility Study. J Evid Based Integr Med. 2019 Jan-Dec; 24:2515690X19855941. Wathugala M, Saldana D, Juliano JM, Chan J, Liew SL. PMID: 31215234.
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    20. Pipeline for Analyzing Lesions After Stroke (PALS). Front Neuroinform. 2018; 12:63. Ito KL, Kumar A, Zavaliangos-Petropulu A, Cramer SC, Liew SL. PMID: 30319385.
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    21. Distributed cortical structural properties contribute to motor cortical excitability and inhibition. Brain Struct Funct. 2018 Nov; 223(8):3801-3812. Dayan E, López-Alonso V, Liew SL, Cohen LG. PMID: 30078148.
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    22. Laterality of Poststroke Cortical Motor Activity during Action Observation Is Related to Hemispheric Dominance. Neural Plast. 2018; 2018:3524960. Liew SL, Garrison KA, Ito KL, Heydari P, Sobhani M, Werner J, Damasio H, Winstein CJ, Aziz-Zadeh L. PMID: 29997648.
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    23. A Preliminary Comparison of Motor Learning Across Different Non-invasive Brain Stimulation Paradigms Shows No Consistent Modulations. Front Neurosci. 2018; 12:253. Lopez-Alonso V, Liew SL, Fernández Del Olmo M, Cheeran B, Sandrini M, Abe M, Cohen LG. PMID: 29740271.
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    24. A large, open source dataset of stroke anatomical brain images and manual lesion segmentations. Sci Data. 2018 02 20; 5:180011. Liew SL, Anglin JM, Banks NW, Sondag M, Ito KL, Kim H, Chan J, Ito J, Jung C, Khoshab N, Lefebvre S, Nakamura W, Saldana D, Schmiesing A, Tran C, Vo D, Ard T, Heydari P, Kim B, Aziz-Zadeh L, Cramer SC, Liu J, Soekadar S, Nordvik JE, Westlye LT, Wang J, Winstein C, Yu C, Ai L, Koo B, Craddock RC, Milham M, Lakich M, Pienta A, Stroud A. PMID: 29461514.
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    25. Anatomical Parameters of tDCS to Modulate the Motor System after Stroke: A Review. Front Neurol. 2017; 8:29. Lefebvre S, Liew SL. PMID: 28232816.
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    26. Promoting Translational Research Among Movement Science, Occupational Science, and Occupational Therapy. J Mot Behav. 2017 Jan-Feb; 49(1):1-7. Sainburg RL, Liew SL, Frey SH, Clark F. PMID: 28166469.
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    27. The Effects of Sensory Manipulations on Motor Behavior: From Basic Science to Clinical Rehabilitation. J Mot Behav. 2017 Jan-Feb; 49(1):67-77. Sugiyama T, Liew SL. PMID: 27935445.
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    28. Plasticity of Sensorimotor Networks: Multiple Overlapping Mechanisms. Neuroscientist. 2017 04; 23(2):185-196. Buch ER, Liew SL, Cohen LG. PMID: 26985069.
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    29. Brainhack: a collaborative workshop for the open neuroscience community. Gigascience. 2016; 5:16. Cameron Craddock R, S Margulies D, Bellec P, Nolan Nichols B, Alcauter S, A Barrios F, Burnod Y, J Cannistraci C, Cohen-Adad J, De Leener B, Dery S, Downar J, Dunlop K, R Franco A, Seligman Froehlich C, J Gerber A, S Ghosh S, J Grabowski T, Hill S, Sólon Heinsfeld A, Matthew Hutchison R, Kundu P, R Laird A, Liew SL, J Lurie D, G McLaren D, Meneguzzi F, Mennes M, Mesmoudi S, O'Connor D, H Pasaye E, Peltier S, Poline JB, Prasad G, Fraga Pereira R, Quirion PO, Rokem A, S Saad Z, Shi Y, C Strother S, Toro R, Q Uddin L, D Van Horn J, W Van Meter J, C Welsh R, Xu T. PMID: 27042293.
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    30. Improving Motor Corticothalamic Communication After Stroke Using Real-Time fMRI Connectivity-Based Neurofeedback. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2016 08; 30(7):671-5. Liew SL, Rana M, Cornelsen S, Fortunato de Barros Filho M, Birbaumer N, Sitaram R, Cohen LG, Soekadar SR. PMID: 26671217.
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    31. Non-invasive brain stimulation in neurorehabilitation: local and distant effects for motor recovery. Front Hum Neurosci. 2014; 8:378. Liew SL, Santarnecchi E, Buch ER, Cohen LG. PMID: 25018714.
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    32. Both novelty and expertise increase action observation network activity. Front Hum Neurosci. 2013; 7:541. Liew SL, Sheng T, Margetis JL, Aziz-Zadeh L. PMID: 24062656.
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    33. Modulating the motor system by action observation after stroke. Stroke. 2013 Aug; 44(8):2247-53. Garrison KA, Aziz-Zadeh L, Wong SW, Liew SL, Winstein CJ. PMID: 23743974.
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    34. Experience with an amputee modulates one's own sensorimotor response during action observation. Neuroimage. 2013 Apr 01; 69:138-45. Hanna RF, Ward TJ, Chow DS, Lagana SM, Moreira RK, Emond JC, Weintraub JL, Prince MR, Liew SL, Sheng T, Aziz-Zadeh L. PMID: 23268784.
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    35. Exploring the neural correlates of visual creativity. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2013 Apr; 8(4):475-80. Aziz-Zadeh L, Liew SL, Dandekar F. PMID: 22349801.
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    36. Understanding otherness: the neural bases of action comprehension and pain empathy in a congenital amputee. Cereb Cortex. 2012 Apr; 22(4):811-9. Aziz-Zadeh L, Sheng T, Liew SL, Damasio H. PMID: 21734252.
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    37. Who's afraid of the boss: cultural differences in social hierarchies modulate self-face recognition in Chinese and Americans. PLoS One. 2011 Feb 16; 6(2):e16901. Liew SL, Ma Y, Han S, Aziz-Zadeh L. PMID: 21359209.
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    38. Familiarity modulates mirror neuron and mentalizing regions during intention understanding. Hum Brain Mapp. 2011 Nov; 32(11):1986-97. Liew SL, Han S, Aziz-Zadeh L. PMID: 20882581.
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