Are muscle synergies useful for stroke rehabilitation?

YNG Hong, AN Ballekere, BJ Fregly, J Roh - Current Opinion in Biomedical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Modular organization of human movement has been studied for several decades using
muscle synergy analysis. Whether the reduction in control dimensionality calculated by …

What is the role of the next generation of cognitive robotics?

S Shimoda, L Jamone, D Ognibene, T Nagai… - Advanced …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Social demand for robots to be our partners in daily life has been rapidly increasing.
Cognitive robotics should play a major role in making robots our partners. To discuss the …

Decoding EEG rhythms during action observation, motor imagery, and execution for standing and sitting

R Chaisaen, P Autthasan, N Mingchinda… - IEEE sensors …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Event-related desynchronization and synchronization (ERD/S) and movement-related
cortical potential (MRCP) play an important role in brain-computer interfaces (BCI) for lower …

Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system model driven by the non-negative matrix factorization-extracted muscle synergy patterns to estimate lower limb joint …

D Xu, H Zhou, W Quan, F Gusztav, JS Baker… - Computer Methods and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and objective For patients with movement disorders, the main clinical focus is
on exercise rehabilitation to help recover lost motor function, which is achieved by relevant …

Synergy-based neural interface for human gait tracking with deep learning

D Xiong, D Zhang, X Zhao, Y Chu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Neural information decomposed from electromyography (EMG) signals provides a new path
of EMG-based human-machine interface. Instead of the motor unit decomposition-based …

Motor function assessment of upper limb in stroke patients

B Pan, Z Huang, T Jin, J Wu, Z Zhang… - Journal of Healthcare …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Quantitative assessment of motor function is extremely important for poststroke
patients as it can be used to develop personalized treatment strategies. This study aimed to …

Functional synergy recruitment index as a reliable biomarker of motor function and recovery in chronic stroke patients

N Irastorza-Landa, E García-Cossio… - Journal of neural …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Stroke affects the expression of muscle synergies underlying motor control, most
notably in patients with poorer motor function. The majority of studies on muscle synergies …

Correlation evaluation of functional corticomuscular coupling with abnormal muscle synergy after stroke

J Liu, J Wang, G Tan, Y Sheng… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: While neuroplasticity and functional reorganization during motor recovery can be
indirectly reflected and evaluated by functional corticomuscular coupling (fCMC), little work …

A novel muscle synergy extraction method used for motor function evaluation of stroke patients: a pilot study

Y Ma, C Shi, J Xu, S Ye, H Zhou, G Zuo - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we present a novel muscle synergy extraction method based on multivariate
curve resolution–alternating least squares (MCR-ALS) to overcome the limitation of the …

Exoskeleton-assisted sit-to-stand training improves lower-limb function through modifications of muscle synergies in subacute stroke survivors

YA Li, ZJ Chen, C He, XP Wei, N Xia… - … on Neural Systems …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Abnormal muscle synergies during sit-to-stand (STS) transitions have been observed post-
stroke, which are associated with deteriorated lower-limb function and mobility. Although …