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Neuro-Gerontechnologies: Applications and Opportunities

Part of the Studies in Computational Intelligence book series (SCI,volume 1011)

Abstract

A positive aging requires placing human changes due to healthy or pathological senescence at the center of gerontechnology design. A set of key solutions for accomplishing this goal is offered by neurotechnologies. These systems can monitor and interpret data related to the central and peripheral nervous systems for understanding the individual conditions, enabling the control and the adaptation of assistive and rehabilitative devices, influencing the nervous system itself and empowering mental processes. Focusing on non-invasive approaches (closer to real-world applications), this chapter describes how adopting these solutions can improve the daily life of seniors and help the translational study of the aging brain in real settings through approaches like the one of neuroergonomics. This manuscript also highlights the potential of neuro-gerontechnologies within emerging frameworks that could enable digital biomarker-based assessment and personalization features. In particular, pervasive solutions of Internet of Things and Minds (IoTM) can make everyday devices truly human-centered (and, in this case, senior-centered). Indeed, a network of systems interpreting a person’s will and needs defines a step-change to properly serve human beings according to their fragilities.

Keywords

  • Neurotechnology
  • Gerontechnology
  • Human-Centered Design
  • Personalization
  • Internet of Things
  • Digital Health

Marianna Semprini and Lorenzo De Michieli equally contributed to this work.

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Barresi, G., Zenzeri, J., Tessadori, J., Laffranchi, M., Semprini, M., De Michieli, L. (2022). Neuro-Gerontechnologies: Applications and Opportunities. In: Scataglini, S., Imbesi, S., Marques, G. (eds) Internet of Things for Human-Centered Design. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 1011. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8488-3_7

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