Abstract
The syndrome of hemispatial neglect is usually associated to a lesion of the brain and is characterized by a reduced or lack of awareness of one side of space, even though there may be no sensory loss. Although it is extremely common, it has proven to be a challenging condition both to understand and to treat. This paper focuses on reviewing this syndrome and proposing new therapies based on multisensory feedback in a virtual environment. These therapies have been designed to improve the awareness of the neglected side by using visual, auditory and haptic feedback.
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Teruel, M.A., Oliver, M., Montero, F., Navarro, E., González, P. (2015). Multisensory Treatment of the Hemispatial Neglect by Means of Virtual Reality and Haptic Techniques. In: Ferrández Vicente, J., Álvarez-Sánchez, J., de la Paz López, F., Toledo-Moreo, F., Adeli, H. (eds) Artificial Computation in Biology and Medicine. IWINAC 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9107. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18914-7_49
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