Development of an Agent Mediated Motor Rehabilitation Method

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23300216
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Physical education
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
• Principal Investigator: KONDO Toshiyuki 東京農工大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (60323820)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NOZAWA Takayuki 東北大学, 加齢医学研究所, 助教 (60370110) ; ITO Koji 立命館大学, 理工学部, 教授 (30023310)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 事象関連脱同期 / 運動想起 / BCI / 運動学習

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed at developing a BCI neuro-rehabilitation system for stroke patients with motor paralysis. The main results obtained in this study are the following three. First, we investigated an EEG feature for the motor imagery (MI) based BCI, i.e., event-related de-synchronization/synchronization (ERD/S), and found that the ERD/S are related to the kinematics of movements, but not to kinetics. It suggests that MI with kinetic change (e.g., fast repetition of hand grasping and opening) is crucial when we will use the MI-based BCI. Second, to be clear the effect of passive motor experience on the human motor learning, we investigated human visuomotor learning experiments using robotic manipulandum. As a result, we found that even the passive movements can contribute to change the body representation in our brain. Third, we developed an EMG-based powered wheelchair for the lower limb paralysis rehabilitation.

Free Research Field

知能情報学