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The Body-Machine Interface: A New Perspective on an Old Theme

Year: 2012

Type: review

Abstract: Body-machine interfaces establish a way to interact with a variety of devices, allowing their users to extend the limits of their performance. Recent advances in this field, ranging from computer interfaces to bionic limbs, have had important consequences for people with movement disorders. The authors provide an overview of the basic concepts underlying the body-machine interface with special emphasis on their use for rehabilitation and for operating assistive devices. They outline the steps involved in building such an interface and highlight the critical role of body-machine interfaces in addressing theoretical issues in motor control as well as their utility in movement rehabilitation.

Source: Journal of Motor Behavior

DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2012.700968

Authors: Maura Casadio, Rajiv Ranganathan, Ferdinando A. Mussa-Ivaldi

Institutions: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, University of Genoa, Northwestern University

Language: English

Topic: EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development