Can virtual reality offer enriched environments for rehabilitation?

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-155

  Levin, Mindy F ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION OF GREATER MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Motor learning; Motor recovery; Plasticity; Rehabilitation; Technology

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STROKE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

BRAIN INJURIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79951668826     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ern.10.201     Document Type: Review

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