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In addition to Francisco and Contreras-Vidal, who is also director of the BRAIN Center, a NSF Industry/University Collaborative Research Institute, researchers involved with the project include Nikunj A. Bhagat and Zachary Hernandez with
UH; Nuray Yozbatiran and Rupa Paranjape with UTHealth;
Dr. Zafer Keser, formerly with UTHealth; Jennifer L. Sullivan,
Colin Losey and co-principal investigator Marcia K. O'Malley
with Rice; and Dr. Robert Grossman with Houston Methodist
Research Institute. O'Malley is also director of rehabilitation
engineering at TIRR Memorial Hermann.
The study was funded by the National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke and Mission Connect, part
of the TIRR Foundation.
" Those of us who have studied the brain for so many years
have anticipated that its powers, combined with robotics and
the brain-machine interface, could offer unimaginable benefits to stroke survivors and other patients with brain injuries, "
says Grossman, professor of neurosurgery at Houston
Methodist. " This study is just the beginning of what will be possible to treat stroke, spinal cord injuries, and other traumatic
brain injuries in the future. "
The trial spanned a period of several years, partly because it
took time to find subjects who met the criteria and were both
interested in participating and able to make the required time
commitment. Ultimately, 10 subjects between the ages of 41
and 71 were enrolled.
The therapy took place three times a week for four weeks.
The final follow-up testing was conducted two months after
therapy ended, and Contreras-Vidal says it's unclear whether
the benefits will persist long term.
That leads to an ongoing project - Contreras-Vidal has a
National Science Foundation grant to design a low-cost system
that would allow people to continue the treatments at home.
" If we are able to send them home with a device, they can use
it for life, " he says.
This article was written by Jeannie Kever, University of Houston. For
more information, visit https://uh.edu.
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