Computer-Assisted Rehabilitation Shows Greater Efficacy Than Traditional in Visuospatial Skills and Cognition in Neglect Patients
This study is crucial for improving unilateral spatial neglect (USN) treatments, focusing on comparing the effectiveness of computer-assisted cognitive rehabilitation (CACR) against conventional rehabilitation (CR) methods. It aimed to address a significant research gap and improve patient outcomes by evaluating the impact of CACR versus CR on visuospatial perception, visual field and attention, and visual memory in patients with USN. This study was a randomized controlled trial. Forty-five consecutive patients with USN from a university rehabilitation center were divided into two groups: 22 patients received CACR with Reh...
Source: Journal of Motor Behavior - April 3, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Won-Cheol Kim Yeon-Jae Jeong Yeon-Gyu Jeong Kyu-Hoon Lee Source Type: research
Muscle Recruitment Strategies in a Redundant Task: Age Differences Through Network Analyses
J Mot Behav. 2024 Apr 2:1-15. doi: 10.1080/00222895.2024.2332767. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThere are numerous studies comparing young and old adults in terms of muscle coordination in standard tasks (e.g., walking, reaching) and small variations of them. These tasks might hide differences: individuals would converge to similar behavior as they practice these throughout life. Also, we are unaware of studies that considered the muscle recruitment nested dynamics. For this reason, our study evaluated how young and old women coordinate and control the movement system while performing an unusual redundant motor control tas...
Source: Journal of Motor Behavior - April 2, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Marina M Villalba Nilson R S Silva Rafael A Fujita Carol Fogagnolo Matheus M Gomes Matheus M Pacheco Source Type: research
Reducing Grip Uncertainty During Initial Prosthetic Hand Use Improves Eye-Hand Coordination and Lowers Mental Workload
J Mot Behav. 2024 Mar 24:1-11. doi: 10.1080/00222895.2024.2328297. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe reliance on vision to control a myoelectric prosthesis is cognitively burdensome and contributes to device abandonment. The feeling of uncertainty when gripping an object is thought to be the cause of this overreliance on vision in hand-related actions. We explored if experimentally reducing grip uncertainty alters the visuomotor control and mental workload experienced during initial prosthesis use. In a repeated measures design, twenty-one able-bodied participants took part in a pouring task across three conditions: (a) us...
Source: Journal of Motor Behavior - March 24, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: M O Mohamed G Wood D J Wright J V V Parr Source Type: research
