TY - GEN
T1 - fMRI analysis of neural mechanisms underlying rehabilitation in virtual reality
T2 - 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'06
AU - August, Katherine
AU - Lewis, Jeffrey A.
AU - Chandar, Gayathri
AU - Merians, Alma
AU - Biswal, Bharat
AU - Adamovich, Sergei
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - A pilot functional MRI study on a control subject investigated the possibility of inducing increased neural activations in primary, as well as secondary motor areas through virtual reality-based exercises of the hand. These areas are known to be important in effective motor output in stroke patients with impaired corticospinal systems. We found increased activations in these brain areas during hand exercises in VR when compared to vision of non-anthropomorphic shapes. Further studies are needed to investigate the potential of virtual reality-based rehabilitation for tapping into the properties of the mirror neuron system to stimulate plasticity in sensorimotor areas.
AB - A pilot functional MRI study on a control subject investigated the possibility of inducing increased neural activations in primary, as well as secondary motor areas through virtual reality-based exercises of the hand. These areas are known to be important in effective motor output in stroke patients with impaired corticospinal systems. We found increased activations in these brain areas during hand exercises in VR when compared to vision of non-anthropomorphic shapes. Further studies are needed to investigate the potential of virtual reality-based rehabilitation for tapping into the properties of the mirror neuron system to stimulate plasticity in sensorimotor areas.
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U2 - 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260144
DO - 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260144
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 17946197
AN - SCOPUS:34047109751
SN - 1424400325
SN - 9781424400324
T3 - Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
SP - 3692
EP - 3695
BT - 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'06
Y2 - 30 August 2006 through 3 September 2006
ER -