Title |
Testing the potential of a virtual reality neurorehabilitation system during performance of observation, imagery and imitation of motor actions recorded by wireless functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)
|
---|---|
Published in |
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, December 2010
|
DOI | 10.1186/1743-0003-7-57 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Lisa Holper, Thomas Muehlemann, Felix Scholkmann, Kynan Eng, Daniel Kiper, Martin Wolf |
Abstract |
Several neurorehabilitation strategies have been introduced over the last decade based on the so-called simulation hypothesis. This hypothesis states that a neural network located in primary and secondary motor areas is activated not only during overt motor execution, but also during observation or imagery of the same motor action. Based on this hypothesis, we investigated the combination of a virtual reality (VR) based neurorehabilitation system together with a wireless functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) instrument. This combination is particularly appealing from a rehabilitation perspective as it may allow minimally constrained monitoring during neurorehabilitative training. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Switzerland | 5 | 2% |
Italy | 3 | 1% |
Germany | 2 | <1% |
Portugal | 1 | <1% |
Turkey | 1 | <1% |
Cuba | 1 | <1% |
South Africa | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Taiwan | 1 | <1% |
Other | 2 | <1% |
Unknown | 234 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Ph. D. Student | 56 | 22% |
Researcher | 41 | 16% |
Student > Master | 36 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 20 | 8% |
Other | 13 | 5% |
Other | 46 | 18% |
Unknown | 40 | 16% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 42 | 17% |
Engineering | 33 | 13% |
Psychology | 32 | 13% |
Neuroscience | 32 | 13% |
Computer Science | 15 | 6% |
Other | 41 | 16% |
Unknown | 57 | 23% |