At the Frontiers of Neurorehabilitation: 3rd Edition
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Neurorehabilitation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 60
Special Issue Editor
Interests: motor control; posture and gait; movement and cognition; cerebellum and neuroplasticity; CNS plasticity; movement disorders; neurodevelopmental disorders; traumatic CNS injury; brain ischemia; neurodegenerative diseases; movement analysis; neuroimaging; clinical neurosciences; integrative neurosciences; rehabilitation devices; neurorehabilitation; hippotherapy
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Dear Colleagues,
Neurological disorders affect more than 1 billion people worldwide and are the second leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability with substantial activity limitations and participation restrictions such as community integration, family functioning, access to employment, social interaction and participation. A deeper understanding of brain functioning has opened up new perspectives for more integrative interventions, enhancing the intrinsic CNS capabilities for behavioral restitution. Neurorehabilitation relies on the strong neuroplastic capabilities of the CNS, and accordingly, health professionals must take into account the many aspects of the individual through a comprehensive analysis of actual and potential mental, physical, emotional and social skills. In the therapeutic framework, they should systematically include the values and goals of the disabled person. The approaches must be strictly tailored and the boundaries and limits for moving forward must be defined well beyond the framework of biology.
This third Special Issue of Brain Sciences aims to continue to gather innovative approaches for the neurorehabilitation of major neurological disorders. Authors are invited to submit cutting-edge research, reviews, and case reports addressing a broad range of studies related to this topic, for example, CNS targets eliciting neuroplasticity, endogenous and exogenous pharmacotherapy, enriched environments, new technologies for evaluation/treatment, ethical issues and innovation, and adaptive versus maladaptive plasticity, identifying meaningful outcomes. We mainly aim to present original approaches in neurorehabilitation that may offer stable effects and increased autonomy.
Dr. Manuel Gaviria
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- CNS trauma
- ischemic CNS injury
- neurodegenerative disorders
- neurorehabilitation
- neuroplasticity
- personalized therapy
- optimization of clinical care
- motor learning
- cognitive reinforcement
- motivational issues
- relevant outcome measures
- innovative approaches
- rehabilitation devices
- neuro-prosthetics
- brain–computer interfaces
- clinical trials for validation
- regulatory issues
- activities of daily living (ADLs) autonomy
- quality of life
- neurodevelopmental disorder
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