BioMed Research International

Assistive Technology Innovations in Neurological Conditions


Publishing date
01 Oct 2019
Status
Published
Submission deadline
31 May 2019

1University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

2Oxford Brooks University, Oxford, UK

3McGill University, Québec, Canada


Assistive Technology Innovations in Neurological Conditions

Description

According to WHO, assistive technology is defined as any product which has the primary purpose to maintain or improve an individual’s function and independence, thereby promoting their well-being. Over the past years, advances in assistive technology have led to important steps towards improving the autonomy and quality of life of people with neurological disabilities. Nevertheless, designing, testing, developing, and deploying assistive technologies for people with neurological impairments are undoubtedly challenging tasks, given the long way from the laboratory to the manufacturing processes that aim to make assistive technologies accessible and meet the users’ needs.

This special issue aims at creating an insightful and multidisciplinary forum of discussion about the development, testing, and application of assistive technology innovations in neurological conditions. The contributions are expected to inform and add to evidence on how assistive technologies can be enabling for individuals with a variety of neurological conditions in many different aspects of their lives, such as in health, psychological and social status, education, motor/cognitive learning and performance, and participation in everyday life. Authors are invited to submit high-quality original research results, clinical studies, and review articles.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

  • Design and evaluation of assistive technology in neurological disabilities
  • Assistive technologies on the computer, mobile, and cloud-based platforms
  • Augmented and virtual reality-based technologies for people with neurological conditions
  • Wearable assistive technologies for neurological conditions
  • Biofeedback systems as assistive technologies for neurological evaluation and rehabilitation
  • Games as a tool in neurological evaluation and rehabilitation
  • Support in the home, schools, hospitals, and so on through assistive technologies
  • Educational and social-cognitive models of assistive technologies
  • User-centered design and evaluation of assistive technologies
  • Trust, security, and privacy issues associated with assistive technologies
  • Methodological and theoretical discussions on assistive technologies

Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 6846120
  • - Editorial

Assistive Technology Innovations in Neurological Conditions

Carlos Bandeira de Mello Monteiro | Helen Dawes | ... | Fernando Henrique Magalhães
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 2937285
  • - Research Article

Effect of Contextual Interference in the Practicing of a Computer Task in Individuals Poststroke

Alice Haniuda Moliterno | Fernanda Vieira Bezerra | ... | Maria Tereza Artero Prado Dantas
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2019
  • - Article ID 6295263
  • - Research Article

Reinforced Feedback in Virtual Environment for Plantar Flexor Poststroke Spasticity Reduction and Gait Function Improvement

Carlos Luque-Moreno | Fátima Cano-Bravo | ... | Andrea Turolla
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2019
  • - Article ID 7106951
  • - Review Article

Efficacy of Virtual Reality Rehabilitation after Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review

Amanda Vitória Lacerda de Araújo | Jaqueline Freitas de Oliveira Neiva | ... | Fernando Henrique Magalhães
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2019
  • - Article ID 6515813
  • - Research Article

Wearable Technology for Detecting Significant Moments in Individuals with Dementia

Chelsey Lai Kwan | Yacine Mahdid | ... | Stefanie Blain-Moraes
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2019
  • - Article ID 2097415
  • - Research Article

Factors Affecting Consumer Food Preferences: Food Taste and Depression-Based Evoked Emotional Expressions with the Use of Face Reading Technology

Elena Bartkiene | Vesta Steibliene | ... | Raquel P. F. Guiné
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2019
  • - Article ID 9196729
  • - Review Article

Acceptance and Use of Innovative Assistive Technologies among People with Cognitive Impairment and Their Caregivers: A Systematic Review

Björg Thordardottir | Agneta Malmgren Fänge | ... | Carlos Chiatti
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