Aaron L. Wong, PhD
Assistant Professor
Institute Scientist, Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
Director-Scientific, Klein Family Parkinson’s Rehabilitation Center
Contact Information
Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
50 Township Line Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
Assistant Professor
Institute Scientist, Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
Director-Scientific, Klein Family Parkinson’s Rehabilitation Center
Research & Clinical Interests
Dr. Wong is interested in understanding how the healthy motor system controls movements and how people learn skills, with the long-term goal of applying that understanding to more effectively rehabilitate individuals with movement disorders resulting from injury or neurodegenerative disease. His research blends behavioral, computational, and neuropsychological approaches in the study of movement planning and motor learning. He is interested in topics ranging from cognitive-motor interactions contributing to the learning and control of skilled behaviors; processes and decisions underlying motor planning; mechanisms underlying imitation and tool-use deficits in individuals with apraxia following left-hemisphere stroke; and the influence of motivation and effort on behavior in people with Parkinson’s disease.
Education
PhD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD - 2006
Fellowship
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD - 2017
Publications
- Different Sensory Information Is Used for State Estimation when Stationary or Moving
- Shared and distinct routes in speech and gesture imitation: Evidence from stroke
- Does spatial perspective in virtual reality affect imitation accuracy in stroke patients?
- Action imitation via trajectory-based or posture-based planning
- Motor Plans under Uncertainty Reflect a Trade-Off between Maximizing Reward and Success