Does hand robotic rehabilitation improve motor function by rebalancing interhemispheric connectivity after chronic stroke? Encouraging data from a randomised …

RS Calabro, M Accorinti, B Porcari, L Carioti… - Clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of this study was the evaluation of the clinical and
neurophysiological effects of intensive robot-assisted hand therapy compared to intensive …

Academic fluid power research in the USA

KA Stelson - International Journal of Hydromechatronics, 2018 - inderscienceonline.com
With the formation of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) in 2006,
there has been a resurgence of academic fluid power research in the USA. The centre's …

Closed-Loop Estimation of Individualized Inter-Stimulus Interval Window for Transient Neuromodulation via Paired Mechanical and Brain Stimulation

HA Nieves-Vazquez, E Kim… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mechanical stimulation-conditioned transcranial magnetic stimulation (Mstim-cTMS) is a
neuromodulation technique that transiently enhances neural excitability through paired …

Prediction of Single Trial Somatosensory Evoked Potentials From Mechanical Stimulation Intensity

W Meinhold, HA Nieves-Vazquez… - 2022 International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) are important for both scientific research and the
evaluation of treatment efficacy in neurorehabilitation. SSEPs measure the response in the …

Statistical inter-stimulus interval window estimation for transient neuromodulation via paired mechanical and brain stimulation

E Kim, W Meinhold, M Shinohara, J Ueda - Frontiers in neurorobotics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
For achieving motor recovery in individuals with sensorimotor deficits, augmented activation
of the appropriate sensorimotor system, and facilitated induction of neural plasticity are …

Tendon tapping stimulus characterization through contact modeling

W Meinhold, J Ueda - Dynamic Systems and Control …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Tendon tapping is a common procedure with both diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
Significant variability is observed in the reflex response both between and within even …

Optimal inter-stimulus interval for paired associative stimulation with mechanical stimulation

E Kim, M Shinohara, J Ueda - 2017 39th Annual International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, inter-stimulus interval (ISI) of paired associative stimulation (PAS) with
mechanical stimulation was analyzed. PAS is a prominent therapeutic intervention for …

An instrumented medical hammer with diagnostic, therapeutic and pedagogical applications

W Meinhold, E Kaplan, J Ueda… - Dynamic Systems …, 2017 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Medical hammers are a commonly used medical device with both diagnostic and
therapeutic uses. Tendon tapping to elicit the T-Reflex is a widely used medical procedure …

Automated variable stimulus tendon tapping modulates somatosensory evoked potentials

W Meinhold, SI Izumi, J Ueda - 2019 IEEE 16th International …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SSEPs) are an important tool for both basic
neuroscience research and evaluation of therapeutic techniques. While a large body of work …

Individualized inter-stimulus interval estimation for neural facilitation in human motor system: A particle filtering approach

K Takemura, E Kim, J Ueda - Dynamic Systems …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Quantitative understanding of the human neuromotor system is essential for the
implementation of the future robotic therapeutic exercises. For this purpose, sensorimotor …