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School
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Bio
Sang Wook Lee's research has focused on elucidating abnormal neuromechanics of the human hand and upper extremity after neurological injuries such as stroke and developing novel engineering methods to promote their functional recovery. He has studied biomechanics of the human hand using various experimental and computational techniques in different platforms (i.e., in vivo, in vitro, and in silico), and examined neurological impairments affecting control of the hand and arm muscles of stroke survivors. Building upon the knowledge gained through these studies, he has developed novel engineering technologies to improve rehabilitative outcome of the hand and upper extremity function, such as biomimetic assistive devices to provide targeted muscle assistance and virtual reality systems to promote impaired arm use. He is a member of the American Society of Biomechanics and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Recent Publications
Phan, T., Alghamdi, M., Egwim, M., Lee, S.W. 2025. Development and validation of customizable, adaptive spring-actuated hand exoskeleton (CASPHEX) designed for home-based training of finger movements post-stroke, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 33: 4018-4030.
Lee, S.W., Bulea, T.C., Kline, J., Damiano, D.L. 2025. Dynamic task-related changes in EEG brain connectivity during a button-press task in children with and without bilateral cerebral palsy, Brain Connectivity, 15: 162-174.
Nguyen, H., Phan, T., Shadmehr, R., Lee, S.W. 2023. Choice of arm use in stroke survivors is largely driven by the energetic cost of the movement, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 37: 183-193.
Phan, T., Nguyen, H.P., Vermillion, B.C., Kamper, D.G., Lee, S.W. 2022. Abnormal distal-proximal interactions in upper-limb of stroke survivors during object manipulation: a pilot study, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 16: 1022516.
Lee, S.W., Cho, H.J., Shin, H.W., Hallett, M. 2021. Sensory tricks enhance connectivity between cortical regions in cervical dystonia, Clinical Neurophysiology, 132: 3116-3124.
Wang, J., Lum, P.S., Shadmehr, R., Lee, S.W. 2021. Perceived effort affects choice of limb and reaction time of movements, Journal of Neurophysiology, 125: 63-73.
Panyakaew, P., Cho, H.J., Lee, S.W., Wu, T., Hallett, M. 2020. The pathophysiology of dystonic tremors and comparison with essential tremor, Journal of Neuroscience, 40: 9317-9326.
Lee, S.W., Qiu, D., Fischer, H.C., Conrad, M.O., Kamper, D.G. 2020. Modulation of finger muscle activation patterns across postures is coordinated across all muscle groups, Journal of Neurophysiology, 124: 330-341.