Use of Biological Motion based Cues and Ecological Sounds in the Neurorehabilitation of Apraxia

Marta Bieńkiewicz, Georg Goldenberg, José M. Cogollor, Manuel Ferre, Charmayne Hughes, Joachim Hermsdörfer

2013

Abstract

Technological progress in the area of informatics and human interface platforms create a window of opportunities for the neurorehablitation of patients with motor impairments. The CogWatch project (www.cogwatch.eu) aims to create an intelligent assistance system to improve motor planning and execution in patients with apraxia during their daily activities. Due to the brain damage caused by cardiovascular incident these patients suffer from impairments in the ability to use tools, and to sequence actions during daily tasks (such as making breakfast). Based on the common coding theory (Hommel et al., 2001) and mirror neuron primate research (Rizzolatti et al., 2001) we aim to explore use of cues, which incorporate aspects of biological motion from healthy adults performing everyday tasks requiring tool use and ecological sounds linked to the action goal. We hypothesize that patients with apraxia will benefit from supplementary sensory information relevant to the task, which will reinforce the selection of the appropriate motor plan. Findings from this study determine the type of sensory guidance in the CogWatch interface. Rationale for the experimental design is presented and the relevant literature is discussed.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Bieńkiewicz M., Goldenberg G., M. Cogollor J., Ferre M., Hughes C. and Hermsdörfer J. (2013). Use of Biological Motion based Cues and Ecological Sounds in the Neurorehabilitation of Apraxia . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2013) ISBN 978-989-8565-37-2, pages 221-227. DOI: 10.5220/0004237902210227

in Bibtex Style

@conference{healthinf13,
author={Marta Bieńkiewicz and Georg Goldenberg and José M. Cogollor and Manuel Ferre and Charmayne Hughes and Joachim Hermsdörfer},
title={Use of Biological Motion based Cues and Ecological Sounds in the Neurorehabilitation of Apraxia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2013)},
year={2013},
pages={221-227},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004237902210227},
isbn={978-989-8565-37-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2013)
TI - Use of Biological Motion based Cues and Ecological Sounds in the Neurorehabilitation of Apraxia
SN - 978-989-8565-37-2
AU - Bieńkiewicz M.
AU - Goldenberg G.
AU - M. Cogollor J.
AU - Ferre M.
AU - Hughes C.
AU - Hermsdörfer J.
PY - 2013
SP - 221
EP - 227
DO - 10.5220/0004237902210227