A microswitch to enable a woman with acquired brain injury and profound multiple disabilities to access environmental stimulation with lip movements

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 488-492

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   Saponaro, Francesca ^a   Singh, Nirbhay N ^b   O'Reilly, Mark F ^c   Sigafoos, Jeff ^d   Oliva, Doretta ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^e LEGA F D ORO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; COMMUNICATION AID; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEARNING; LIP; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSIC; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VOICE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AROUSAL; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BRAIN INJURY, CHRONIC; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIP; MICRO-ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MOVEMENT; MUSIC; OPTICAL DEVICES; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; VOICE;

EID: 77953639208     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 00315125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.110.2.488-492     Document Type: Article

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