Brain-actuated functional electrical stimulation elicits lasting arm motor recovery after stroke

A. Biasiucci; R. Leeb; I. Iturrate; S. Perdikis; A. Al-Khodairy; T. Corbet; A. Schnider; T. Schmidlin; H. Zhang; M. Bassolino; D. Viceic; P. Vuadens; A. G. Guggisberg; J. d. R. Millán

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04673-z

Nature Communications (Jun 2018)

Brain-actuated functional electrical stimulation elicits lasting arm motor recovery after stroke

A. Biasiucci,
R. Leeb,
I. Iturrate,
S. Perdikis,
A. Al-Khodairy,
T. Corbet,
A. Schnider,
T. Schmidlin,
H. Zhang,
M. Bassolino,
D. Viceic,
P. Vuadens,
A. G. Guggisberg,
J. d. R. Millán

Affiliations

A. Biasiucci: Defitech Foundation Chair in Brain-Machine Interface, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
R. Leeb: Defitech Foundation Chair in Brain-Machine Interface, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
I. Iturrate: Defitech Foundation Chair in Brain-Machine Interface, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
S. Perdikis: Defitech Foundation Chair in Brain-Machine Interface, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
A. Al-Khodairy: SUVACare - Clinique Romande de Réadaptation
T. Corbet: Defitech Foundation Chair in Brain-Machine Interface, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
A. Schnider: Division of Neurorehabilitation, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital of Geneva
T. Schmidlin: Center for Neuroprosthetics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
H. Zhang: Defitech Foundation Chair in Brain-Machine Interface, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
M. Bassolino: Center for Neuroprosthetics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
D. Viceic: Center for Neuroprosthetics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
P. Vuadens: SUVACare - Clinique Romande de Réadaptation
A. G. Guggisberg: Division of Neurorehabilitation, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital of Geneva
J. d. R. Millán: Defitech Foundation Chair in Brain-Machine Interface, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04673-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Brain-computer interface (BCI) can improve motor skills on stroke patients. This study shows that BCI-controlled neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy can cause cortical reorganization due to activation of efferent and afferent pathways, and this effect can be long lasting in a brain region specific manner.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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