Quantifying neuromechanical parameters during a robot assisted visuomotor tracking task

In the field of neurorehabilitation, robots are being used to provide assisting forces for therapeutic purposes, and with system identification & parameter estimation (SIPE) methods they are used to quantify neuromechanical parameters for diagnostic purposes. To better understand the beneficial effect of robotic assistance on the neuromechanical...

Quantifying Bilateral Coupling in Wrist Motor Control

Bilateral coupling, the synchronized behavior between the upper limbs in time and direction, is a well known movement phenomenon for babies. After the age of 11 months, this coupling is largely inhibited so that each limb can be coordinated individually. For stroke patients however, bilateral coupling tends to return. The goal of this study is...