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Ubong I Udoekwere1, Arun Ramakrishnan, Lollise Mbi, Simon F Giszter.
Abstract
We examine robotic rehabilitation and assessment of spinalized rats, using robot applied forces at the pelvis, as a prelude to a neurorobotic BMI. Using a surgically implanted pelvic orthosis, a cantilevered phantom robot is attached to the rat pelvis. An isotropic elastic field of constant stiffness is applied and the equilibrium is adjusted to provide a ;natural' trunk posture. Rats are trained daily for 20 minutes, 5 days per week in the field. Significant within trial, and long term adaptation occurs. The interaction force assessments from the robot reveal significant differences between spinalized control rats, and rats receiving implants of E14 dorsal raphe tissue to provide a serotonin source. Our system provides an animal model of rehabilitation through robot interaction at the pelvis.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17947050 PMCID: PMC3770131 DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259633
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc ISSN: 1557-170X