Oct 20, 2007
fMRI Analysis of Neural Mechanisms Underlying Rehabilitation in VR
fMRI Analysis of Neural Mechanisms Underlying Rehabilitation in Virtual Reality: Activating Secondary Motor Areas.
Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2006;1:3692-3695
Authors: August K, Lewis JA, Chandar G, Merians A, Biswal B, Adamovich S
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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