Featured Articles

Deep Pinsker and James-Stein Neural Networks for Decoding Motor Intentions from Limited Data 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)

Deep Pinsker and James-Stein Neural Networks for Decoding Motor Intentions from Limited Data

Author(s)3: Marko Angjelichinoski, Mohammadreza Soltani, John Choi, Bijan Pesaran, Vahid Tarokh

Non-parametric regression has been shown to be useful in extracting relevant features from Local Field Potential (LFP) signals for decoding motor intentions. Yet, in many instances, brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) rely…

read more
Alterations in Muscle Networks in the Upper Extremity of Chronic Stroke Survivors 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)

Alterations in Muscle Networks in the Upper Extremity of Chronic Stroke Survivors

Author(s)3: Michael Houston, Xiaoyan Li, Ping Zhou, Sheng Lia, Jinsook Roh, Yingchun Zhang

Muscle networks describe the functional connectivity between muscles quantified through the decomposition of intermuscular coherence (IMC) to identify shared frequencies at which certain muscles are co-modulated by common neural input.…

read more
FS-HGR: Few-shot Learning for Hand Gesture Recognition via ElectroMyography 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)

FS-HGR: Few-shot Learning for Hand Gesture Recognition via ElectroMyography

Author(s)3: Elahe Rahimian, Soheil Zabihi, Amir Asif, Dario Farina, Seyed Farokh Atashzar, Arash Mohammadi

This work is motivated by the recent advances in Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) and their widespread applications in human-machine interfaces. DNNs have been recently used for detecting the intended hand…

read more
Mechanically assisted neurorehabilitation: a novel six-bar linkage mechanism for gait rehabilitation 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)

Mechanically assisted neurorehabilitation: a novel six-bar linkage mechanism for gait rehabilitation

Author(s)3: Mi Li, Jianqiang Yan, Haiming Zhao, Guozhi Ma, Yihang Li

Repeated and intensive gait training can improve muscle strength and movement coordination of patients with neurological or orthopedic impairments. However, conventional physical therapy by a physiotherapist is laborious and expensive.…

read more
Open Access Dataset, Toolbox and Benchmark Processing Results of High-Density Surface Electromyogram Recordings 150 150 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)

Open Access Dataset, Toolbox and Benchmark Processing Results of High-Density Surface Electromyogram Recordings

Author(s)3: Xinyu Jiang, Xiangyu Liu, Jiahao Fan, Xinming Ye, Chenyun Dai, Edward A. Clancy, Metin Akay, Wei Chen

We provide an open access dataset of High densitY Surface Electromyogram (HD-sEMG) Recordings (named “Hyser”), a toolbox for neural interface research, and benchmark results for pattern recognition and EMG-force applications.…

read more
Prediction of Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease Using Statistical Inference and Lower–Limb Acceleration Data 1024 371 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)

Prediction of Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease Using Statistical Inference and Lower–Limb Acceleration Data

Author(s)3: Nader Naghavi, Eric Wade

The freezing of gait (FoG) is a common type of motor dysfunction in advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) associated with falls. Over the last decade, a significant amount of studies has…

read more
Systematic Variation of Prosthetic Foot Spring Affects Center-of-Mass Mechanics and Metabolic Cost During Walking 1264 855 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)

Systematic Variation of Prosthetic Foot Spring Affects Center-of-Mass Mechanics and Metabolic Cost During Walking

Author(s)3: Karl E. Zelik, Steven H. Collins, Peter G. Adamczyk, Ava D. Segal, Glenn K. Klute, David C. Morgenroth, Michael E. Hahn, Michael S. Orendurff, Joseph M. Czerniecki, Arthur D. Kuo

Lower-limb amputees expend more energy to walk than non-amputees and have an elevated risk of secondary disabilities. Insufficient push-off by the prosthetic foot may be a contributing factor. We aimed…

read more
Experimental results using force-feedback cueing in robot-assisted stroke therapy 512 245 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)

Experimental results using force-feedback cueing in robot-assisted stroke therapy

Author(s)3: Michelle J. Johnson, H. F. Machiel Van der Loos, C.G. Burgar

Abstract:Stroke is the leading cause of disability among adults in the United States. Behaviors such as learned nonuse hinder hemiplegic stroke survivors from the full use of both arms in…

read more
Robot-Based Assessment of HIV-Related Motor and Cognitive Impairment for Neurorehabilitation 448 227 Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (TNSRE)

Robot-Based Assessment of HIV-Related Motor and Cognitive Impairment for Neurorehabilitation

Author(s)3: Kevin D. Bui, Carol A. Wamsley, Frances S. Shofer, Dennis L. Kolson, Michelle J. Johnson

There is a pressing need for strategies to slow or treat the progression of functional decline in people living with HIV. This paper explores a novel rehabilitation robotics approach to…

read more