Neurological tremor: Sensors, signal processing and emerging applications

Sensors

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1399-1422

  Grimaldi, Giuliana ^a   Manto, Mario ^a  

^a FNRS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain computer interface (BCI); Sensors; Signal analysis; Tremor

Indexed keywords

CURRENT LIMITATION; ELDERLY PEOPLE; EMERGING APPLICATIONS; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NON-STATIONARY PHENOMENON; TREMOR; WEARABLE SENSORS;

BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); NEUROLOGY; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

SENSORS;

COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TREMOR;

BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; ELECTRODES; HUMANS; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MOVEMENT; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREMOR; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77950251062     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s100201399     Document Type: Review

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