Global Child | Student Poster | 2019

PORTABLE NEUROIMAGING FOR A LOW-COST VR-BASED EXERGAMING PLATFORM

Mahasweta Bhattacharya, Dhaval Solanki, Adyasha Dash2, M. V. Padma Srivastava, Uttama Lahiri, Anirban Dutta0
Near Infrared Spectroscopy-Electroencephalogram joint imaging during standing balance exergaming in virtual reality.

Near Infrared Spectroscopy-Electroencephalogram joint imaging during standing balance exergaming in virtual reality. 

Introduction

About half of the stroke survivors are left with some degree of disability. Innovative methodologies for restorative neurorehabilitation are urgently required to reduce long-term disability. The cause of stroke is characterized by the obstruction of blood flow to the brain thereby hindering the supply of oxygen and nutrients. About half of the stroke survivors are left with some degree of disability. One significant feature of the nervous system is the neuroplasticity which is involved in post-stroke functional disturbances, but also in rehabilitation. Beneficial neuroplastic changes may be facilitated with metabolic changes which is reflected in the hemodynamic response due to the neurovascular coupling. Thus, imaging the brain serves as a promising translatable tool to enhance the understanding of the brain functionalities during rehabilitation. We are developing a computational tool for low cost neuroimaging during a virtual reality (VR)-based exergaming platform to capture the neurovascular coupling during stroke rehabilitation.

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