Evoking and Evaluation of Non-invasive Sensory Feedback for Applications in Neural Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study

Yuanzhe Dong, Xi Tang, Naifu Jiang, Jun Xie, Wenyuan Liang, Peng Shang, Guanglin Li, Peng Fang

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Abstract

Protheses are very useful for limb amputees to restore their lost motor functions. However, most commercially available prostheses lack an intuitive and natural sensory feedback function, which may strongly limit the performance of prosthetic control and lowers the acceptance of amputees. As a non-invasive stimulation method, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) has been proven to effectively evoke intuitive and natural sensations, which is practical for upper-limb amputees in clinical applications. In this paper, we explored the relationship between TENS modalities and induced sensory information based on able-bodied subjects by using electroencephalogram (EEG). We computed the Event-related Potential (ERP) and Brain Electrical Activity Mapping (BEAM) to evaluate the performance of sensation evoking. The results demonstrated that the TENS applied on wrist areas with proper parameters could stably induce multiple types of intuitive sensations of different fingers, including touching, vibrating, and flapping, and the mapping relationship between stimulation modality and sensory feedback were objectively verified and evaluated with EEG. This pilot study might provide a support for future researches on restoration of sensory paths and feedback for upper-limb amputees.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Real-Time Computing and Robotics, RCAR 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages417-422
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9798350327182
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
Event2023 IEEE International Conference on Real-Time Computing and Robotics, RCAR 2023 - Datong, China
Duration: 17 Jul 202320 Jul 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Real-Time Computing and Robotics, RCAR 2023

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE International Conference on Real-Time Computing and Robotics, RCAR 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityDatong
Period17/07/2320/07/23

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