Sensor Technologies for Motor–Cognitive Function Monitoring
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Intelligent Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 December 2026 | Viewed by 196
Special Issue Editors
Interests: human movement; postural control; motor-cognition relationship; rehabilitation engineering; technology for elderly people; prosthetics; orthotics.
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Interests: footwear; sports biomechanics; motor learning; orthotics; smart AI technologies for athletes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Motor–cognitive function is a central topic across different disciplines, such as aging, a process commonly associated with a decline in both cognitive and motor abilities. Many disabilities do not stem from isolated physical or cognitive impairments but from the interaction between the two areas. In sports science, a growing number of publications are emphasizing that motor performance cannot be fully understood without cognition. There is also growing interest in the effects of physical–mental dual tasks, which, as some studies suggest, can improve both motor and cognitive performances in children, although the findings are varied.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances pertaining to the use of sensor technologies in understanding the motor–cognitive functions of human beings.
Examples of sensors include inertial measurement units, optical and ultrasound devices, EEG, EMG, fNIRS, eye trackers and heart rate, skin conductance, vibration and nanomaterial-based sensors. Some of these sensors may be embedded in everyday-use devices, such as smartphones.
We will consider contributions that use sensor technologies to address key challenges related to motor–cognitive functions found in areas including, but not limited to, the following:
- Geriatrics;
- Mental disability;
- Physical disability;
- Sports;
- Human performance.
Dr. Winson Lee
Dr. Wing-Kai Lam
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- movement
- motor
- motion
- mental
- cognition
- mental
- sensors
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