James R. Carey, PhD, PT

James R. Carey
Program in Physical Therapy
University of Minnesota
377 Children's Rehab Center
Phone:  612-626-2746
Email:  carey007@umn.edu
Lab website:  http://bpl.umn.edu

Position:

Professor and Director

Education:
University of Minnesota, B.S. in Physical Therapy;
University of Minnesota, M.S. in Physical Therapy;
University of Minnesota, Ph.D. in Kinesiology.

Teaching Responsibilities:
Motor Control, Anatomy.

Special Interests:
Neuro-plasticity, Stroke and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.

Other Interests:
Physical Therapy education issues, Educational Administration, Accreditation of professional education.

Recent Publications:

Carey JR, Fregni F, Pascual-Leone A.  rTMS combined with motor learning training in healthy subjects.  Restorative Neurology and Neural Science 2006;24:191-199.

Carey JR, Durfee WK, Bhatt E, Nagpal A, Weinstein SA, Anderson KM, Lewis SM.  Tracking vs. movement telerehabilitation training to change hand function and brain reorganization in stroke.  Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 2007;21:216-232.

Lungu OV, Binenstock MM, Pline MA, Yeaton JR, Carey JR.  Neural changes in control implementation of a continuous task.  J Neuroscience 2007;27:3010-6.

Bhatt E, Nagpal A, Greer KH, Grunewald TK, Steele JL, Wiemiller JW, Lewis SM, Carey JR.  Effect of finger tracking combined with electrical stimulation on brain reorganization and hand function in subjects with stroke.  Exp Brain Res (In Press).

Carey JR, Evans CD, Anderson DC, Bhatt E, Nagpal A, Kimberley TJ, Pascual-Leone A.  Safety of 6-Hz primed low-frequency rTMS in stroke.  Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair (In Press).

Carey JR, Greer KR, Grunewald TK, Steele JL, Wiemiller JW, Bhatt E, Nagpal A, Lungu O, Auerbach EJ.  Primary motor area activation during precision-demanding versus simple finger movement.  Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 2006,20:361-370.

Deshpande S, Gormley ME, Carey JR.  Muscle fiber orientation in muscles commonly injected with botulinum toxin: An anatomical pilot study.  Neurotoxicity Research 2006;9:115-120.

Carey JR, Bhatt E, Nagpal A.  Neuroplasticity promoted by task complexity.  Exercise and Sport Science Reviews 2005;33:24-31.

Kimberley TJ, Lewis SM, Auerbach EJ, Dorsey L, Lojovich J, Carey JR. Electrical stimulation driving functional improvements and cortical changes in subjects with stroke. Exp Brain Res 2004;l54:450-460.

Carey JR, Anderson KM, Kimberley TJ, Lewis SM, Auerbach EJ, Ugurbil K.   fMRI analysis of ankle movement tracking training in subject with stroke. Exp Brain Res 2004;54:281 – 290.

Carey JR, Comnick KT, Lojovich JM. Left - versus right-hand tracking in girls and boys:  Examination of performance asymmetry. Perceptual and Motor Skills 2003;97:779-788.

Carey JR, Deskin KA, Josephson KT, Wichmann RL:  Sex differences in tracking performance in patients with Parkinson’s disease.  Arch Phys Med Rehab 2002;83:972-977.