Understanding Botox Botox is a purified protein derived from natural sources that gently blocks certain nerve signals, making it effective for reducing muscle stiffness after a stroke. Most people know Botox injections as a way to smooth out wrinkles, but it can do...
What Is Claw Toe and How Does It Affect Stroke and TBI Survivors? Claw Toe is a condition where the toes curl in a claw-like shape, often caused by a stroke or brain injury, and can lead to difficulties walking. After a person experiences a stroke or Traumatic Brain...
Introduction Stroke affects the brain’s ability to send signals to the body, but neuroplasticity can help recover lost abilities. Focusing on important details (salience) plays a key role in making rehabilitation more effective. Strokes disrupt the brain’s...
Unlocking the Power of Cortical Plasticity Introduction Cortical plasticity and neuroplasticity are terms that are often used to mean the same thing. They both describe how the brain can create new pathways for sending nerve signals as a reaction to changes inside the...
Hemispatial neglect, also known as left neglect, can occur following a stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI). Typically, the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body and the left side of the brain controls the right side. Therefore, an injury to one...
Leo Petrossian is the current Chief Executive Officer of Neurolutions, Inc. He is an experienced nanotechnologist searching for challenging opportunities in biotechnology and medical device entre- and intrapreneurship. Previously he co-founded Neural Analytics and is also the CEO of Nile AI, Inc.
Dr. Petrossian earned his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management in 2014 and earned his Ph.D. & MS in Biomolecular Nanotechnology & Solid-State Device Physics as an NSF IGERT fellow at Arizona State University in 2007. He also holds a double B.S. in Electrical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering from California State University, Long Beach.
