Brain-computer interface-based feedback to enhance motor rehabilitation

The central nervous system (CNS) exhibits remarkable plasticity throughout life. The physiological changes in the CNS that occur due to plasticity allow us to perform new skills and old ones more effectively and efficiently over time.<br/><br/>Recently, it has been demonstrated that plasticity can be used to help people recover motor function...

Modulation of stretch reflexes to environmental dynamics and perturbation properties

Reflexes and co-contraction are the two mechanisms used for effective limb control when humans face unexpected perturbations in their daily activities. When the environment has reduced stability margins, reflexes are tempered due to the oscillations caused by the neural time delay of the reflexive pathways. An explanation is that reflexes adapt...