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http://www.flintbox.com/public/project/30662/
Stroke remains one of the most
devastating of all neurological conditions, and over 795,000 people in the
United States have a stroke each year. Up to two-thirds of stroke survivors do not fully
recover despite intensive rehabilitative treatment and are left with major
motor impairments, requiring long-term assistance with their life. Stroke costs the United States an
estimated $34 billion each year. There are, however, few, if any, treatments for severe motor
impairment after stroke.
USC researchers have created a novel-closed loop neurofeedback system called REINVENT (Rehabilitation
Environment using the Integration of Neuromuscular-based Virtual Enhancements
for Neural Training), which
provides neurofeedback when an individual's own brain and
muscle signals indicate movement attempts.
- Provides feedback using immersive (head-mounted)
virtual reality to augment the user's embodied biological movement
- Reads and uses signals from both the
brain (with electroencephalography, or EEG) and muscles (with electromyography,
or EMG)
- Portable, cost-effective, and easy to use
- Stroke
rehabilitation recovery
- Severe
motor impairment rehab
- Prototype developed and validated
- Available for license
Key
Publication:
Liew, S. L., Rana, M.,
Cornelsen, S., Fortunato de Barros Filho, M., Birbaumer, N., Sitaram,
R., Cohen, L. G., & Soekadar, S. R. (2016).
Improving motor corticothalamic communication after stroke
using real-time fMRI connectivity-based neurofeedback. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 30, 671-675.
Taylor
Phillips, Licensing Associate, Physical Sciences
USC Stevens Center for Innovation
(213) 821-0943
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