Applications of Neurotechnologies in People with Walking Disabilities
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Neural Engineering, Neuroergonomics and Neurorobotics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2021) | Viewed by 19377
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Interests: brain–machine interfaces; neuro-robotics; rehabilitation robotics
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Interests: mathematical transforms applied to electrical signal processing; neural network applications for signal classification; brain–machine interfaces and neuro-robotics
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Interests: brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) (non-invasive brain interfaces); multimodal human–robot interfaces (integrating brain, ocular and haptic information)
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Dear Colleagues,
In Western society, stroke and spinal cord injury (SCI) are two of the major motor disorders that cause damage in the human nervous system, leading to physical impairment. Generally, these conditions will disrupt sensory and motor pathways that could lead to permanent pathological gait, resulting in impaired independent ambulation. Walking incorrectly creates a stigma and makes patients more susceptible to injury, affecting quality of life. Ambulation after trauma has long been a research topic, but more progress is needed. In the past, wheelchairs, passive orthoses, and crutches were the only viable options to provide ambulation outside of rehabilitation clinics. Recently, different neurotechnologies have emerged as aids for over-ground, bipedal ambulation for individuals with motor limitations, such as lower-limb robotic exoskeletons, brain–computer interfaces, and neurostimulation strategies.
This Special Issue will focus on applications of neurotechnologies in people with walking disabilities, showing recent developments and achievements, not only in clinical environments, but also at home or outdoors.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following areas:
- Lower-limb robotic exoskeletons and neuroprosthetics: applications, cases of study, human–machine interfaces, clinical results, low-cost developments, etc.
- Brain–machine interfaces: invasive and non-invasive applications, interaction with exoskeletons and neuroprosthetics, clinical results, signal processing, etc.
- Neural Stimulation: applications based on brain, spinal or peripheral stimulation, invasive and non-invasive stimulation, etc.
- Electromyography: EMG techniques for the assessment of people with motor disabilities, applications in rehabilitation, etc.
- Research papers and case reports presenting original studies that fill the above criteria, as well as review articles that relate to the mentioned topics are welcome in this Special Issue.
Dr. Jose M. Azorin
Dr. Mario Ortiz García
Dr. Eduardo Iáñez Martínez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pathological gait
- neurotechnologies
- lower-limb exoskeletons and neuroprosthetics
- brain–machine interfaces
- neural stimulation
- neurorehabilitation and assistance
- electromyography
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