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Neural signatures of imaginary motivational states: desire for music, movement and social play
Brain Topogr. 2024 Apr 16. doi: 10.1007/s10548-024-01047-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe literature has demonstrated the potential for detecting accurate electrical signals that correspond to the will or intention to move, as well as decoding the thoughts of individuals who imagine houses, faces or objects. This investigation examines the presence of precise neural markers of imagined motivational states through the combining of electrophysiological and neuroimaging methods. 20 participants were instructed to vividly imagine the desire to move, listen to music or engage in social activities. Their EEG was recorded fro...
Source: Brain Topography - April 16, 2024 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Giada Della Vedova Alice Mado Proverbio Source Type: research

The challenge of controlling an auditory BCI in the case of severe motor disability
The locked-in syndrome (LIS), due to a lesion in the pons, impedes communication. This situation can also be met after some severe brain injury or in advanced Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). In the most s... (Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - January 18, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Perrine S éguin, Emmanuel Maby, Mélodie Fouillen, Anatole Otman, Jacques Luauté, Pascal Giraux, Dominique Morlet and Jérémie Mattout Tags: Research Source Type: research

Sensors, Vol. 24, Pages 80: A Brain-Controlled Quadruped Robot: A Proof-of-Concept Demonstration
aidan Coupling brain&ndash;computer interfaces (BCIs) and robotic systems in the future can enable seamless personal assistant systems in everyday life, with the requests that can be performed in a discrete manner, using one&rsquo;s brain activity only. These types of systems might be of a particular interest for people with locked-in syndrome (LIS) or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) because they can benefit from communicating with robotic assistants using brain sensing interfaces. In this proof-of-concept work, we explored how a wireless and wearable BCI device can control a quadruped robot&amp...
Source: Sensors - December 22, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Nataliya Kosmyna Eugene Hauptmann Yasmeen Hmaidan Tags: Article Source Type: research

Boosting brain –computer interfaces with functional electrical stimulation: potential applications in people with locked-in syndrome
Individuals with a locked-in state live with severe whole-body paralysis that limits their ability to communicate with family and loved ones. Recent advances in brain –computer interface (BCI) technology have p... (Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - November 18, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Evan Canny, Mariska J. Vansteensel, Sandra M. A. van der Salm, Gernot R. M üller-Putz and Julia Berezutskaya Tags: Review Source Type: research

Using fMRI to localize target regions for implanted brain-computer interfaces in locked-in syndrome
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that fMRI is a useful non-invasive tool for the pre-surgical workup of BCI implant candidates.SIGNIFICANCE: If these results are confirmed in more BCI studies, fMRI might be used for more efficient surgical BCI procedures with focused cortical coverage and lower participant burden.PMID:37657190 | DOI:10.1016/j.clinph.2023.08.003 (Source: Clinical Neurophysiology)
Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - September 1, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Sacha Leinders Mariska J Vansteensel Giovanni Piantoni Mariana P Branco Zac V Freudenburg Tineke A Gebbink Elmar G M Pels Mathijs A H Raemaekers Anouck Schippers Erik J Aarnoutse Nick F Ramsey Source Type: research

Locked-in syndrome responding to endovascular treatment
Conclusions This study found that EVT was associated with favorable functional outcomes and decreased mortality among patients with LiS. Baseline pc-ASPECTS and pneumonia were independent predictors of outcomes. (Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery)
Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - July 14, 2023 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Song, J., Huang, J., Li, L., Yang, J., Yue, C., Liu, S., Kong, W., Luo, X., Liao, J., Du, J., Song, B., Liu, J., Tian, X., Tan, X., Li, F., Zi, W. Tags: Open access, Clinical neurology Source Type: research

Scientists use AI to decipher words and sentences from brain scans
A technique based on artificial intelligence (AI) can translate brain scans into words and sentences, a team of computational neuroscientists reports. Although in the early stages and far from perfect, the new technology might eventually help individuals with brain injuries or paralysis regain the ability to communicate, researchers say. The study “shows that, using the right methods and better models, we can actually decode what the subject is thinking,” says Martin Schrimpf, a computational neuroscientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who was not involved in the work. Other research teams h...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - May 1, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Religiosity in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a cross-country comparison
ConclusionsReligiosity was linked to the cultural background rather than ALS. Generally, it did not correlate with clinical, psychological and socio-demographic parameters and was stable throughout disease progression. The only exception was the relationship between the functional decline and private religiosity among German patients. (Source: Quality of Life Research)
Source: Quality of Life Research - March 16, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Subacute brainstem ischemic syndrome in juvenile neurofibromatosis type 2: An under ‐recognized condition
We report the case of a teenager with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) presenting a locked-in syndrome due to a brainstem ischemic syndrome. The presence of sudden or rapidly worsening onset of neurological deficits in NF2 patients should evoke this underknown entity and not only tumors as predisposed by NF2. (Source: Clinical Case Reports)
Source: Clinical Case Reports - January 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Agla ë Blauen, Christine Lenfant, Thierry Duprez, Marie‐Cécile Nassogne Tags: ERRATUM Source Type: research

Complex Decisions
Hastings Cent Rep. 2022 Nov;52(6):2. doi: 10.1002/hast.1438.ABSTRACTEssays and articles in the November-December 2022 issue of the Hastings Center Report explore the complexities of medical decision-making. A case-study essay, for example, argues that the dismaying decision to perform resuscitation efforts on a patient who had obviously been dead for some time can be understood in the context of the harmful practice of defensive medicine. A narrative essay concerns whether an adolescent with locked-in syndrome should be asked her wishes about life-sustaining interventions, and the articles illuminate the ethical value of t...
Source: The Hastings Center Report - December 20, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Laura Haupt Source Type: research