CBR Seminar Series: Abhishek Jaywant
CBR Seminar Series: Abhishek Jaywant, November 13, 2023
Title: Leveraging Neuroimaging to Advance the Development and Refinement of Post-Stroke Cognitive Interventions
Abstract:
Cognitive impairment after stroke is common, persistent, and disabling. Existing interventions demonstrate mixed evidence for efficacy with modest effect sizes. In this talk, I will describe results from a longitudinal cohort of stroke survivors in the first year after stroke that highlights the association between cognitive dysfunction and independence in instrumental activities of daily living and underscores the need for cognitive interventions. I will present results from a pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of an early cognitive intervention in acute inpatient stroke rehabilitation, and how measurements of brain connectivity may inform prediction of individual intervention response. I will describe a new ongoing randomized controlled trial that leverages novel precision functional neuroimaging to predict treatment response and understand mechanisms of a cognitive intervention for executive dysfunction and depression in chronic stroke.
Bio:
Dr. Abhi Jaywant is a clinical neuropsychologist, assistant professor in psychiatry and rehabilitation medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, and attending psychologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from Boston University, where he trained at the VA Boston Healthcare System, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and BU’s Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders. He then completed his predoctoral internship at Brown University and his postdoctoral fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. Dr. Jaywant is the recipient of an institutional K12 Career Development Award from NICHD/Georgetown University, and an individual K23 Career Development Award from NIMH. His research focuses on developing and evaluating brain-based interventions to improve cognition and mood in acquired brain injury. He is the recipient of the 2021 Rising Star Award from the Association for Psychological Science and the 2022 Neuropsychopharmacology Editors’ Award for a Transformative Original Report for his work in identifying the neuropsychological sequelae of COVID-19.
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