Enhancing Performance for Action and Perception: Multisensory integration, Neuroplasticity and Neuroprosthetics, Part II

by Elsevier Science

Overview

This volume of Progess in Brain Research follows on from the 32nd International Symposium of the Groupe de recherche sur le système nerveux central (GRSNC), May 2010, and aims to provide an overview of the various neural mechanisms that contribute to learning new motor and sensory skills, and to adapting to changed circumstances, including the use of devices and implants to substitute for lost sensory or motor abilities (brain machine interfaces). The focus is on recent developments covering five major themes:

• Mechanisms to improve motor performance
• Neuro-rehabilitation of motor function
• Mechanisms to enhance sensory perception
• Cross modal interationc for enhancing sensorimotor performance
• Assistive technologies to enhance sensorimotor performance

This volume focuses on the translation of scientific knowledge into applications and strategies that can help restore lost function following injury or disease including assistive neuroprosthetic technologies to enhance sensorimotor performance and neurorehabilitation.

• Leading authors review the state-of-the-art in their field of investigation and provide their views and perspectives for future research
• Chapters are extensively referenced to provide readers with a comprehensive list of resources on the topics covered
• All chapters include comprehensive background information and are written in a clear form that is also accessible to the non-specialist

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080885353
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	07/16/2011
Series:	ISSN , #192
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	328
File size:	11 MB
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Table of Contents

SECTION I: Assistive Technologies To Enhance Sensorimotor Performance

1. Building the Bionic Eye: An Emerging Reality and OpportunityLotfi B. Merabet
2. Insights from darkness: What the study of blindness has taught us about brain structure and functionRon Kupers and Maurice Ptito
3. A dynamical systems view of motor preparation: Implications for neural prosthetic system designKrishna V. Shenoy, Matthew T. Kaufman, Maneesh Sahani, and Mark M. Churchland
4. Physically Interactive Robotic Technology for NeuroMotor RehabilitationNeville Hogan&Hermano I. Krebs
5. Sensory Feedback for Upper Limb ProsthesesSteven S. Hsiao, Michael Fettiplace, Bejan Darbandi
6. Stimulus-driven changes in sensorimotor behavior and neuronal functional connectivity: Application to brain machine interfaces and neurorehabilitationJames M. Rebesco, Lee E. Miller
7. Inference from populations: going beyond modelsSteven M. Chase&Andrew B. Schwartz
8. Tactile communication systems: Optimizing the display of informationLynette A. Jones
9. Understanding Haptics by Evolving Mechatronic SystemsGerald E. Loeb, George A. Tsianos, Jeremy A. Fishel, Nicholas Wettels and Stefan Schaal

SECTION II: Neurorehabilitation

10. Technology Improves Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Jan Kowalczewski and Arthur Prochazka.
11. Guiding task-oriented gait training after stroke or spinal cord injury (SCI) by means of a biomechanical gait analysis.Sylvie Nadeau , Cyril Duclos , Laurent Bouyer and Carol L. Richards
12. Involvement of the corticospinal tract in the control of human gaitDorothy Barthélemy, Michael J. Grey, Jens Bo Nielsen, Laurent Bouyer
13. Vision restoration after brain and retina damage: the "Residual Vision Activation Theory"Bernhard A. Sabel, Petra Henrich-Noack, Anton Fedorov and Carolin Gall
14. Real-Time Functional Magnetic Imaging – Brain Computer Interface And Virtual Reality: Promising Tools For The Treatment Of PaedophiliaPatrice Renaud, Christian Joyal, Mathieu Goyette, Niels Birbaumer
15. Shaping plasticity to enhance recovery after injuryNuma Dancause, PT, PhD&Randolph J. Nudo, PhD

Editorial Reviews

"This is a great resource for those looking for a collection of studies on neural plasticity and neural mechanisms covered at the annual symposium. It clearly highlights some of the innovations made in the field and does so in a concise and organized manner." —Doody.com, October 2013

From the Publisher

Reviewer: Julie C Chow, MD (Shirley Ryan AbilityLab)
Description: This is the second of two volumes that grew out of a symposium on motor and sensory system adaptations and the development of technologies to restore lost function. This volume focuses on the translation of scientific knowledge into technological applications and clinical applications that can help restore function and improve quality of life after injury.
Purpose: The purpose of the set is to provide an overview of the various neural mechanisms that contribute to learning new motor and sensory skills, the corresponding adaptations to changed conditions, and the use of neural prosthetics to substitute for lost sensory or motor abilities. Volume two focuses on technological applications to improve clinical outcomes.
Audience: This is most appropriate for practitioners with a specialized interest in neurorehabilitation. The authors include world-renowned experts in the field of study of mechanisms responsible for neuronal plasticity.
Features: In essence, this is a compilation of studies that explore an extensive range of work that pertains to various neural mechanisms of change. Volume two focuses on the technological application of scientific knowledge to improve lost function. Topics are grouped into two sections that cover assistive technologies to enhance sensorimotor performance and neurorehabilitation.
Assessment: This is a great resource for those looking for a collection of studies on neural plasticity and neural mechanisms covered at the annual symposium. It clearly highlights some of the innovations made in the field and does so in a concise and organized manner.

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