About Dr. Xu
Much of Dr. Xu’s research focuses on recovery after this type of neurological event.
What is a stroke?
The CoDex Lab name comes from these two words.
What are Cognition and Dexterity?
This lab device records 3D isometric forces of the hand (must define acronym)
What is the HAND device? Hand Articulation Neuro-training Device (HAND)
This Marvel hero gained his powers after being bitten by a radioactive spider.
Who is Spider-Man?
During our Lab Meeting roundtable, this lab member will often share their weekend first
Who is Divya Rai?
Dr. Xu earned her Ph.D. in Psychology at this California school famous for its bears 🐻.
What is UC Berkeley?
This finger is notoriously the troublemaker in individuation tasks. 💍
What is the ring finger?
These sensors detect electrical activity from muscles.
What are EMG electrodes?
In Inside Out, this emotion drives most of Riley’s decisions.
What is Joy?
This lab member is vegan.
Who is Prachi Wankhade?
Before coming to UGA, she was faculty at this Maryland university known for lacrosse 🥍.
What is Johns Hopkins University?
This part of the brain, located in the frontal lobe, sends signals to move your hand.
What is the primary motor cortex (M1)?
This coding language is known for its easy-to-read syntax and is widely used in data science. (Hint: 5 letters; not: MATLAB)
What is Python?
This neuroscientist created the famous “homunculus” brain map.
Who is Wilder Penfield?
Dr. Xu joined UGA in 2020, the same year this video app (famous for dances) exploded worldwide.
TikTok
Along with CoDex, Dr. Xu also co-directs this lab at UGA (hint: Dr. Barany)
What is the Brain and Action Lab?
DSI in MRI studies stands for
What is Diffusion Spectrum Imaging?
Euclidean and cosine are examples of this type of metric used in RDMs.
What is a distance metric?
In Star Wars, Luke’s robotic hand is an example of this real-life assistive technology.
What is a prosthetic?
What are the mascots for UGA Football's opponent this weekend?
Who are the Kentucky Wildcats?
Her research revealed that recovery of these two hand functions rely on different systems.
What are strength and dexterity?
One of the lab’s long-term goals: designing therapies to help patients regain these.
What are motor skills?
AIC and BIC help decide this in statistics.
What is model fit/model selection?
This Christopher Nolan film is basically a crash course in motor imagery and dreams.
What is Inception?
This Athens landmark is said to curse students who walk through it before graduation.
What is the Arch?