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Combining Action Observation Treatment with a Brain–Computer Interface System: Perspectives on Neurorehabilitation
Action observation treatment (AOT) exploits a neurophysiological mechanism, matching an observed action on the neural substrates where that action is motorically represented. This mechanism is also known as mirror mechanism. In a typical AOT session, one can distinguish an observation phase and an e...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8707407/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34960597 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21248504 |
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author | Rossi, Fabio Savi, Federica Prestia, Andrea Mongardi, Andrea Demarchi, Danilo Buccino, Giovanni |
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description | Action observation treatment (AOT) exploits a neurophysiological mechanism, matching an observed action on the neural substrates where that action is motorically represented. This mechanism is also known as mirror mechanism. In a typical AOT session, one can distinguish an observation phase and an execution phase. During the observation phase, the patient observes a daily action and soon after, during the execution phase, he/she is asked to perform the observed action at the best of his/her ability. Indeed, the execution phase may sometimes be difficult for those patients where motor impairment is severe. Although, in the current practice, the physiotherapist does not intervene on the quality of the execution phase, here, we propose a stimulation system based on neurophysiological parameters. This perspective article focuses on the possibility to combine AOT with a brain–computer interface system (BCI) that stimulates upper limb muscles, thus facilitating the execution of actions during a rehabilitation session. Combining a rehabilitation tool that is well-grounded in neurophysiology with a stimulation system, such as the one proposed, may improve the efficacy of AOT in the treatment of severe neurological patients, including stroke patients, Parkinson’s disease patients, and children with cerebral palsy. |
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spelling | pubmed-87074072021-12-25 Combining Action Observation Treatment with a Brain–Computer Interface System: Perspectives on Neurorehabilitation Rossi, Fabio Savi, Federica Prestia, Andrea Mongardi, Andrea Demarchi, Danilo Buccino, Giovanni Sensors (Basel) Perspective Action observation treatment (AOT) exploits a neurophysiological mechanism, matching an observed action on the neural substrates where that action is motorically represented. This mechanism is also known as mirror mechanism. In a typical AOT session, one can distinguish an observation phase and an execution phase. During the observation phase, the patient observes a daily action and soon after, during the execution phase, he/she is asked to perform the observed action at the best of his/her ability. Indeed, the execution phase may sometimes be difficult for those patients where motor impairment is severe. Although, in the current practice, the physiotherapist does not intervene on the quality of the execution phase, here, we propose a stimulation system based on neurophysiological parameters. This perspective article focuses on the possibility to combine AOT with a brain–computer interface system (BCI) that stimulates upper limb muscles, thus facilitating the execution of actions during a rehabilitation session. Combining a rehabilitation tool that is well-grounded in neurophysiology with a stimulation system, such as the one proposed, may improve the efficacy of AOT in the treatment of severe neurological patients, including stroke patients, Parkinson’s disease patients, and children with cerebral palsy. MDPI 2021-12-20 /pmc/articles/PMC8707407/ /pubmed/34960597 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21248504 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Perspective Rossi, Fabio Savi, Federica Prestia, Andrea Mongardi, Andrea Demarchi, Danilo Buccino, Giovanni Combining Action Observation Treatment with a Brain–Computer Interface System: Perspectives on Neurorehabilitation |
title | Combining Action Observation Treatment with a Brain–Computer Interface System: Perspectives on Neurorehabilitation |
title_full | Combining Action Observation Treatment with a Brain–Computer Interface System: Perspectives on Neurorehabilitation |
title_fullStr | Combining Action Observation Treatment with a Brain–Computer Interface System: Perspectives on Neurorehabilitation |
title_full_unstemmed | Combining Action Observation Treatment with a Brain–Computer Interface System: Perspectives on Neurorehabilitation |
title_short | Combining Action Observation Treatment with a Brain–Computer Interface System: Perspectives on Neurorehabilitation |
title_sort | combining action observation treatment with a brain–computer interface system: perspectives on neurorehabilitation |
topic | Perspective |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8707407/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34960597 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21248504 |
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