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Brain Activation Pattern Caused by Soft Rehabilitation Glove and Virtual Reality Scenes: A Pilot fNIRS Study
| Title: | Brain Activation Pattern Caused by Soft Rehabilitation Glove and Virtual Reality Scenes: A Pilot fNIRS Study |
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| Authors: | Pengju Liu, Xinyi Yang, Fenglin Han, Guangshuai Peng, Qiao Li, Liping Huang, Lizhen Wang, Yubo Fan |
| Source: | IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol 32, Pp 3848-3857 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: | IEEE, 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medical technology LCC:Therapeutics. Pharmacology |
| Subject Terms: | Stroke, cortical activation, wearable rehabilitation device, virtual reality, fNIRS, Medical technology, R855-855.5, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950 |
| More Details: | Clinical studies have proved significant improvements in hand motor function in stroke patients when assisted by robotic devices. However, there were few studies on neural activity changes in the brain during execution. This study aimed to investigate the brain activation pattern caused by soft rehabilitation glove and virtual reality scenes. Twenty healthy subjects and twenty stroke patients were recruited to complete three controlled trials: grasping passively with robotic glove assistance (RA), watching grasping movement video in virtual reality (VR), and the joint use of robotic glove and virtual reality (VRA). Neural activity in the prefrontal cortex, motor cortex and occipital lobe was synchronously collected by the functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) device. Activation level and functional connectivity of these brain regions were subsequently calculated and statistically analyzed. For both groups, the VR and VRA tasks induced activation of larger cortical areas. Stroke group had higher average cortical activation in all three tasks compared to healthy group, especially in the prefrontal cortex ( ${P} \lt 0.05$ ). Functional connectivity was weaker in the stroke group than in the healthy group across most regions, but was significantly stronger across some regions of the right hemisphere. These findings suggest significant differences in activation patterns across three tasks. In addition, multi-sensory stimulation can promote functional communication between more brain regions in patients. It has potential for neuromodulation in rehabilitation training by setting up different sensory stimulation modalities. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1534-4320 1558-0210 31704247 |
| Relation: | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10721199/; https://doaj.org/toc/1534-4320; https://doaj.org/toc/1558-0210 |
| DOI: | 10.1109/TNSRE.2024.3482470 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/29dbb41f3170424780ef6fd09d14f801 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.29dbb41f3170424780ef6fd09d14f801 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 15344320 15580210 31704247 |
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| DOI: | 10.1109/TNSRE.2024.3482470 |
| Published in: | IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering |
| Language: | English |