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Towards Brain-Machine Interface-Based Rehabilitation for Patients with Chronic Complete Paraplegia

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We recently interviewed Solaiman Shokur about the project that his team submitted to the BCI Research Award in 2019. We then edited the interview and added images that Dr. Shokur kindly shared to provide more information about the team and project. Their project showed how a BMI-based protocol could provide partial neurological improvements for persons with spinal cord injuries. This is a very promising research direction, and several projects focused on improved rehabilitation therapy have been nominated for BCI Research Awards.

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Acknowledgements

This study was funded by the Brazilian Financing Agency for Studies and Projects (FINEP 01·12·0514·00), Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Communication (MCTIC). We acknowledge the National Institute of Science and Technology (INCT) Brain Machine-Interface (INCEMAQ, Siconv 704134/2009) of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication (MCTIC).

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  1. Bertarelli Foundation Chair in Translational NeuroEngineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics and Institute of Bioengineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Solaiman Shokur

  2. The BioRobotics Institute and Department of Excellence in Robotics and AI, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy

    Solaiman Shokur

  3. Neurorehabilitation Laboratory, Associação Alberto Santos Dumont para Apoio à Pesquisa (AASDAP), São Paulo, Brazil

    Solaiman Shokur

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  1. g.tec medical engineering GmbH, Schiedlberg, Oberösterreich, Austria

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  2. Department of Cognitive Science, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

    Brendan Z. Allison

  3. Brain State Decoding Lab, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Michael Tangermann

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Shokur, S. (2021). Towards Brain-Machine Interface-Based Rehabilitation for Patients with Chronic Complete Paraplegia. In: Guger, C., Allison, B.Z., Tangermann, M. (eds) Brain-Computer Interface Research. SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60460-8_14

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