Friday, February 1, 2013

BCI Neurofeedback - Helping in Stroke Rehabilitation

For your doctor to tell you that this is not ready for regular use.
http://blog.neuroelectrics.com/blog/bid/263807/BCI-Neurofeedback-Helping-in-Stroke-Rehabilitation
  • Restorative BCI aims at selective induction of use-dependent neuroplasticity to facilitate motor recovery.
In this post we are going to focus on restorative brain computer interfaces. To understand how restorative BCIs work it is necessary first to explain what brain plasticity is. A plastic material is moldable or changeable in structure and so is the brain. Brain plasticity refers to the brain’s ability to change throughout life. The brain has the amazing ability of reorganizing itself by forming new connections between neurons. A consequence of neuroplasticity is that the brain activity associated with a given function can move to a different location. It is therefore able to compensate damage by reorganizing and forming new connections between intact neurons. In order to reconnect, the neurons need to be stimulated through activity, and here is where BCI’s role comes in.

More at link. Your therapist should be able to use the motor imagery concepts.

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