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Brain Rehabilitation Research Center (BRRC)
The Brain Rehabilitation Research Center (BRRC), focuses on exciting research designed to improve the
quality of life for individuals who have had a stroke, incomplete spinal cord injury or other neurological problems.
The Center is funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Rehabilitation Research & Development
(RR&D).
The goal of the Brain Rehabilitation Research Center of Excellence is to improve the quality of life of
survivors of injury to or disease of the nervous system and to maximize their functional abilities within
their communities and families. To accomplish this, the Center will support the development of innovative
treatment research designed to improve the functioning of survivors.
This Center of Excellence encourages, advises and supports researchers and clinicians who are interested in
initiating clinically relevant research in rehabilitation of neurocognitive (the study of the process of knowing
and, more precisely, the process of being aware, knowing, thinking, learning and judging) and neuromotor (the
study of the process of the movement of a part of the body) impairments.
- Treatments using techniques in physical, speech, and cognitive therapies
- Drug treatments that may improve recovery of brain functioning
- Brain imaging techniques to study changes associated with treatment
- Interventions to enhance the daily lives of patients with brain injuries
- Telecommunication technology to evaluate treatments
Both Veterans and non-Veterans, who have had a stroke, incomplete spinal cord injury,
Alzheimer’s disease, or Parkinson’s disease. Any of these individual may participate in
screening to determine if they are eligible to participate in research studies at the center.
Persons who have difficulty with any of the following:
- Speaking or expressing thoughts
- Remembering words
- Understanding spoken language
- Understanding or expressing emotion in speech
- Reading or writing
- Using the arms or hands
- Walking
- Balancing while walking or standing
The Brain Rehabilitation Research Center is located at the Malcom Randall VA Medical
Center in Gainesville, Florida.
Research studies are also being conducted at the following locations:
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- Shands Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida
- Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida
- UF Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies, Jacksonville, Florida
Contact the Clinical Research Manager
Amber Waters
Clinical Research Manager
Within Florida: 1-800 324-8387, ext 5223
Elsewhere: (352) 376-1611, ext 5223
Fax: (352) 379-2332
E-mail: brrc@va.gov
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