Virtual reality interface devices in the reorganization of neural networks in the brain of patients with neurological diseases

Neural Regeneration Research

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 888-896

  Gatica Rojas, Valeska ^a   Méndez Rebolledo, Guillermo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Aged; Cerebral palsy; Nerve regeneration; Neural regeneration; Nintendo wii balance board; Postural balance; Rehabilitation; Review; Stroke; Virtual environment; Virtual reality; Virtual reality exposure therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GAME; GESTURE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PROPRIOCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VIRTUAL REALITY; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; VIRTUAL REALITY INTERFACE DEVICE; VISUAL FEEDBACK; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

EID: 84901802970     PISSN: 16735374     EISSN: 18767958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.131612     Document Type: Article

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