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Rueda Parra S, Perry JC, Wolbrecht ET, Gupta D. Neural correlates of bilateral proprioception and adaptation with training. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0299873. [PMID: 38489319 PMCID: PMC10942095 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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Bilateral proprioception includes the ability to sense the position and motion of one hand relative to the other, without looking. This sensory ability allows us to perform daily activities seamlessly, and its impairment is observed in various neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy and stroke. It can undergo experience-dependent plasticity, as seen in trained piano players. If its neural correlates were better understood, it would provide a useful assay and target for neurorehabilitation for people with impaired proprioception. We designed a non-invasive electroencephalography-based paradigm to assess the neural features relevant to proprioception, especially focusing on bilateral proprioception, i.e., assessing the limb distance from the body with the other limb. We compared it with a movement-only task, with and without the visibility of the target hand. Additionally, we explored proprioceptive accuracy during the tasks. We tested eleven Controls and nine Skilled musicians to assess whether sensorimotor event-related spectral perturbations in μ (8-12Hz) and low-β (12-18Hz) rhythms differ in people with musical instrument training, which intrinsically involves a bilateral proprioceptive component, or when new sensor modalities are added to the task. The Skilled group showed significantly reduced μ and low-β suppression in bilateral tasks compared to movement-only, a significative difference relative to Controls. This may be explained by reduced top-down control due to intensive training, despite this, proprioceptive errors were not smaller for this group. Target visibility significantly reduced proprioceptive error in Controls, while no change was observed in the Skilled group. During visual tasks, Controls exhibited significant μ and low-β power reversals, with significant differences relative to proprioceptive-only tasks compared to the Skilled group-possibly due to reduced uncertainty and top-down control. These results provide support for sensorimotor μ and low-β suppression as potential neuromarkers for assessing proprioceptive ability. The identification of these features is significant as they could be used to quantify altered proprioceptive neural processing in skill and movement disorders. This in turn can be useful as an assay for pre and post sensory-motor intervention research.
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- Sebastian Rueda Parra
- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
- Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Albany, New York
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, United States of America
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- Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Albany, New York
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York, United States of America
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Lee J, Miri S, Bayro A, Kim M, Jeong H, Yeo WH. Biosignal-integrated robotic systems with emerging trends in visual interfaces: A systematic review. BIOPHYSICS REVIEWS 2024; 5:011301. [PMID: 38510371 PMCID: PMC10903439 DOI: 10.1063/5.0185568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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Human-machine interfaces (HMI) are currently a trendy and rapidly expanding area of research. Interestingly, the human user does not readily observe the interface between humans and machines. Instead, interactions between the machine and electrical signals from the user's body are obscured by complex control algorithms. The result is effectively a one-way street, wherein data is only transmitted from human to machine. Thus, a gap remains in the literature: how can information be effectively conveyed to the user to enable mutual understanding between humans and machines? Here, this paper reviews recent advancements in biosignal-integrated wearable robotics, with a particular emphasis on "visualization"-the presentation of relevant data, statistics, and visual feedback to the user. This review article covers various signals of interest, such as electroencephalograms and electromyograms, and explores novel sensor architectures and key materials. Recent developments in wearable robotics are examined from control and mechanical design perspectives. Additionally, we discuss current visualization methods and outline the field's future direction. While much of the HMI field focuses on biomedical and healthcare applications, such as rehabilitation of spinal cord injury and stroke patients, this paper also covers less common applications in manufacturing, defense, and other domains.
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
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- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
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- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed:; ; and
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- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed:; ; and
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Albanese GA, Marini F, Morasso P, Campus C, Zenzeri J. μ-band desynchronization in the contralateral central and central-parietal areas predicts proprioceptive acuity. Front Hum Neurosci 2023; 17:1000832. [PMID: 37007684 PMCID: PMC10050694 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1000832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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IntroductionPosition sense, which belongs to the sensory stream called proprioception, is pivotal for proper movement execution. Its comprehensive understanding is needed to fill existing knowledge gaps in human physiology, motor control, neurorehabilitation, and prosthetics. Although numerous studies have focused on different aspects of proprioception in humans, what has not been fully investigated so far are the neural correlates of proprioceptive acuity at the joints.MethodsHere, we implemented a robot-based position sense test to elucidate the correlation between patterns of neural activity and the degree of accuracy and precision exhibited by the subjects. Eighteen healthy participants performed the test, and their electroencephalographic (EEG) activity was analyzed in its μ band (8–12 Hz), as the frequency band related to voluntary movement and somatosensory stimulation.ResultsWe observed a significant positive correlation between the matching error, representing proprioceptive acuity, and the strength of the activation in contralateral hand motor and sensorimotor areas (left central and central-parietal areas). In absence of visual feedback, these same regions of interest (ROIs) presented a higher activation level compared to the association and visual areas. Remarkably, central and central-parietal activation was still observed when visual feedback was added, although a consistent activation in association and visual areas came up.ConclusionSumming up, this study supports the existence of a specific link between the magnitude of activation of motor and sensorimotor areas related to upper limb proprioceptive processing and the proprioceptive acuity at the joints.
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- Giulia Aurora Albanese
- Department of Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy
- Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering (DIBRIS), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- *Correspondence: Giulia Aurora Albanese,
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- Department of Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy
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- U-VIP Unit for Visually Impaired People, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy
- ReWing S.r.l., Milan, Italy
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Xia Y, Tanaka K, Yang M, Izumi S. Body representation underlies response of proprioceptive acuity to repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation. Front Hum Neurosci 2022; 16:924123. [PMID: 36016664 PMCID: PMC9395609 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.924123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Proprioceptive acuity is of great significance in basic research exploring a possible neural mechanism of fine motor control and in neurorehabilitation practice promoting motor function recovery of limb-disabled people. Moreover, body representation relies on the integration of multiple somatic sensations, including proprioception that is mainly generated in muscles and tendons of human joints. This study aimed to examine two hypotheses: First, different extension positions of wrist joint have different proprioceptive acuities, which might indicate different body representations of wrist joint in the brain. Second, repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation (rPMS) applied peripherally to the forearm radial nerve and extensors could change proprioceptive acuity at the wrist joint. Thirty-five healthy participants were recruited then randomly divided into the real stimulation group (n = 15) and the sham stimulation group (n = 20). The participants’ non-dominant side wrist joint position sense was tested at six extension positions within the physiological joint motion range (i.e., 10°, 20°, 30°, 40°, 50°, 60°) both before stimulation and after stimulation. Results showed that proprioceptive bias (arithmetic difference of target position and replicated position) among six extension positions could be divided into lower-extension position (i.e., 10°, 20°, 30°) and higher-extension position (i.e., 40°, 50°, 60°). One session rPMS could influence proprioceptive bias in lower-extension position but not in higher-extension position. However, proprioceptive precision (standard deviation within lower-extension position and higher-extension position) was not influenced. To conclude, proprioceptive bias may vary between different wrist extension positions due to different hand postures being related to changes in body representation, and different functions relating to proprioceptive bias and proprioceptive precision may underlie two aspects of body representation.
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- Yunxiang Xia
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- *Correspondence: Shinichi Izumi,
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Albanese GA, Holmes MWR, Marini F, Morasso P, Zenzeri J. Wrist Position Sense in Two Dimensions: Between-Hand Symmetry and Anisotropic Accuracy Across the Space. Front Hum Neurosci 2021; 15:662768. [PMID: 33967724 PMCID: PMC8100524 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.662768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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A deep investigation of proprioceptive processes is necessary to understand the relationship between sensory afferent inputs and motor outcomes. In this work, we investigate whether and how perception of wrist position is influenced by the direction along which the movement occurs. Most previous studies have tested Joint Position Sense (JPS) through 1 degree of freedom (DoF) wrist movements, such as flexion/extension (FE) or radial/ulnar deviation (RUD). However, the wrist joint has 3-DoF and many activities of daily living produce combined movements, requiring at least 2-DoF wrist coordination. For this reason, in this study, target positions involved movement directions that combined wrist flexion or extension with radial or ulnar deviation. The chosen task was a robot-aided Joint Position Matching (JPM), in which blindfolded participants actively reproduced a previously passively assumed target joint configuration. The JPM performance of 20 healthy participants was quantified through measures of accuracy and precision, in terms of both perceived target direction and distance along each direction of movement. Twelve different directions of movement were selected and both hands tested. The left and right hand led to comparable results, both target extents and directions were differently perceived according to the target direction on the FE/RUD space. Moreover, during 2-DoF combined movements, subjects' perception of directions was impaired when compared to 1-DoF target movements. In summary, our results showed that human perception of wrist position on the FE/RUD space is symmetric between hands but not isotropic among movement directions.
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- Giulia A Albanese
- Department of Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy.,Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering (DIBRIS), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
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- Department of Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
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Bernard-Espina J, Beraneck M, Maier MA, Tagliabue M. Multisensory Integration in Stroke Patients: A Theoretical Approach to Reinterpret Upper-Limb Proprioceptive Deficits and Visual Compensation. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:646698. [PMID: 33897359 PMCID: PMC8058201 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.646698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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For reaching and grasping, as well as for manipulating objects, optimal hand motor control arises from the integration of multiple sources of sensory information, such as proprioception and vision. For this reason, proprioceptive deficits often observed in stroke patients have a significant impact on the integrity of motor functions. The present targeted review attempts to reanalyze previous findings about proprioceptive upper-limb deficits in stroke patients, as well as their ability to compensate for these deficits using vision. Our theoretical approach is based on two concepts: first, the description of multi-sensory integration using statistical optimization models; second, on the insight that sensory information is not only encoded in the reference frame of origin (e.g., retinal and joint space for vision and proprioception, respectively), but also in higher-order sensory spaces. Combining these two concepts within a single framework appears to account for the heterogeneity of experimental findings reported in the literature. The present analysis suggests that functional upper limb post-stroke deficits could not only be due to an impairment of the proprioceptive system per se, but also due to deficiencies of cross-references processing; that is of the ability to encode proprioceptive information in a non-joint space. The distinction between purely proprioceptive or cross-reference-related deficits can account for two experimental observations: first, one and the same patient can perform differently depending on specific proprioceptive assessments; and a given behavioral assessment results in large variability across patients. The distinction between sensory and cross-reference deficits is also supported by a targeted literature review on the relation between cerebral structure and proprioceptive function. This theoretical framework has the potential to lead to a new stratification of patients with proprioceptive deficits, and may offer a novel approach to post-stroke rehabilitation.
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- Université de Paris, INCC UMR 8002, CNRS, Paris, France
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Bahmad S, Miller LE, Pham MT, Moreau R, Salemme R, Koun E, Farnè A, Roy AC. Online proprioception feeds plasticity of arm representation following tool-use in healthy aging. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17275. [PMID: 33057121 PMCID: PMC7560613 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74455-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Following tool-use, the kinematics of free-hand movements are altered. This modified kinematic pattern has been taken as a behavioral hallmark of the modification induced by tool-use on the effector representation. Proprioceptive inputs appear central in updating the estimated effector state. Here we questioned whether online proprioceptive modality that is accessed in real time, or offline, memory-based, proprioception is responsible for this update. Since normal aging affects offline proprioception only, we examined a group of 60 year-old adults for proprioceptive acuity and movement's kinematics when grasping an object before and after tool-use. As a control, participants performed the same movements with a weight-equivalent to the tool-weight-attached to their wrist. Despite hampered offline proprioceptive acuity, 60 year-old participants exhibited the typical kinematic signature of tool incorporation: Namely, the latency of transport components peaks was longer and their amplitude reduced after tool-use. Instead, we observed no kinematic modifications in the control condition. In addition, online proprioception acuity correlated with tool incorporation, as indexed by the amount of kinematics changes observed after tool-use. Altogether, these findings point to the prominent role played by online proprioception in updating the body estimate for the motor control of tools.
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- Salam Bahmad
- Laboratoire Dynamique du Langage, CNRS UMR 5596, University Lyon 2, Lyon, France. .,Integrative Multisensory Perception Action & Cognition Team-ImpAct, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center CRNL INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, University UCBL Lyon 1, Lyon, France. .,University of Lyon, Lyon, France. .,, 16 Avenue du Doyen Jean Lépine, 69500, Bron, France.
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- Integrative Multisensory Perception Action & Cognition Team-ImpAct, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center CRNL INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, University UCBL Lyon 1, Lyon, France.,University of Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire Ampère, CNRS UMR5005, INSA Lyon, Univ Lyon, 69621, Villeurbanne, France
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- Laboratoire Ampère, CNRS UMR5005, INSA Lyon, Univ Lyon, 69621, Villeurbanne, France
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- Integrative Multisensory Perception Action & Cognition Team-ImpAct, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center CRNL INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, University UCBL Lyon 1, Lyon, France.,University of Lyon, Lyon, France.,Hospices Civils de Lyon, Mouvement et Handicap & Neuro-immersion, Lyon, France
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- Integrative Multisensory Perception Action & Cognition Team-ImpAct, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center CRNL INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, University UCBL Lyon 1, Lyon, France.,University of Lyon, Lyon, France.,Hospices Civils de Lyon, Mouvement et Handicap & Neuro-immersion, Lyon, France
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- Integrative Multisensory Perception Action & Cognition Team-ImpAct, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center CRNL INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, University UCBL Lyon 1, Lyon, France.,University of Lyon, Lyon, France.,Hospices Civils de Lyon, Mouvement et Handicap & Neuro-immersion, Lyon, France.,Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy
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- Laboratoire Dynamique du Langage, CNRS UMR 5596, University Lyon 2, Lyon, France.,Integrative Multisensory Perception Action & Cognition Team-ImpAct, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center CRNL INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, University UCBL Lyon 1, Lyon, France.,Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy
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Marini F, Zenzeri J, Pippo V, Morasso P, Campus C. Neural correlates of proprioceptive upper limb position matching. Hum Brain Mapp 2019; 40:4813-4826. [PMID: 31348604 PMCID: PMC6865654 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Proprioceptive information allows humans to perform smooth coordinated movements by constantly updating one's mind with knowledge of the position of one's limbs in space. How this information is combined with other sensory modalities and centrally processed to form conscious perceptions of limb position remains relatively unknown. What has proven even more elusive is pinpointing the contribution of proprioception in cortical activity related to motion. This study addresses these gaps by examining electrocortical dynamics while participants performed an upper limb position matching task in two conditions, namely with proprioceptive feedback or with both visual and proprioceptive feedback. Specifically, we evaluated the reduction of the electroencephalographic power (desynchronization) in the μ frequency band (8-12 Hz), which is known to characterize the neural activation associated with motor control and behavior. We observed a stronger desynchronization in the left motor and somatosensory areas, contralateral to the moving limb while, parietal and occipital regions, identifying association and visual areas, respectively, exhibited a similar activation level in the two hemispheres. Pertaining to the influence of the two experimental conditions it affected only movement's offset, and precisely we found that when matching movements are performed relying only on proprioceptive information, a lower cortical activity is entailed. This effect was strongest in the visual and association areas, while there was a minor effect in the hand motor and somatosensory areas.
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- Francesca Marini
- Department of Robotics, Brain and Cognitive SciencesIstituto Italiano di TecnologiaGenoaItaly
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- Department of Robotics, Brain and Cognitive SciencesIstituto Italiano di TecnologiaGenoaItaly
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- Department of Robotics, Brain and Cognitive SciencesIstituto Italiano di TecnologiaGenoaItaly
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- Department of Robotics, Brain and Cognitive SciencesIstituto Italiano di TecnologiaGenoaItaly
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- U‐VIP Unit for Visually Impaired PeopleIstituto Italiano di TecnologiaGenoaItaly
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Herter TM, Scott SH, Dukelow SP. Vision does not always help stroke survivors compensate for impaired limb position sense. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2019; 16:129. [PMID: 31666135 PMCID: PMC6822422 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-019-0596-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Position sense is commonly impaired after stroke. Traditional rehabilitation methods instruct patients to visualize their limbs to compensate for impaired position sense. OBJECTIVE Our goal was to evaluate how the use of vision influences impaired position sense. METHODS We examined 177 stroke survivors, an average of 12.7 days (+/- 10 days (SD)) post-stroke, and 133 neurologically-intact controls with a robotic assessment of position sense. The robot positioned one limb (affected) and subjects attempted to mirror-match the position using the opposite limb (unaffected). Subjects completed the test without, then with vision of their limbs. We examined three measures of position sense: variability (Var), contraction/expansion (C/E) and systematic shift (Shift). We classified stroke survivors as having full compensation if they performed the robotic task abnormally without vision but corrected performance within the range of normal with vision. Stroke survivors were deemed to have partial compensation if they performed the task outside the range of normal without and with vision, but improved significantly with vision. Those with absent compensation performed the task abnormally in both conditions and did not improve with vision. RESULTS Many stroke survivors demonstrated impaired position sense with vision occluded [Var: 116 (66%), C/E: 91 (51%), Shift: 52 (29%)]. Of those stroke survivors with impaired position sense, some exhibited full compensation with vision [Var: 23 (20%), C/E: 42 (46%), Shift: 32 (62%)], others showed partial compensation [Var: 37 (32%), C/E: 8 (9%), Shift: 3 (6%)] and many displayed absent compensation (Var: 56 (48%), C/E: 41 (45%), Shift: 17 (33%)]. Stroke survivors with an affected left arm, visuospatial neglect and/or visual field defects were less likely to compensate for impaired position sense using vision. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that vision does not help many stroke survivors compensate for impaired position sense, at least within the current paradigm. This contrasts with historical reports that vision helps compensate for proprioceptive loss following neurologic injuries.
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- Troy M Herter
- Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- School of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, 1403 29th St NW, Foothills Medical Centre, South Tower-Room 905, Calgary, AB, T2N2T9, Canada.
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