ReviewArchives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation2022
Understanding and Measuring the Cognitive Load of Amputees for Rehabilitation and Prosthesis Development.
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- Multidimensional evaluation of a two-level-of-compliance quasi-passive prosthetic wrist: functional, biomechanical, cognitive and user-experience outcomes in trans-radial limb loss.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Optimizing electrotactile stimulation intensity for responses under cognitive load.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Training strategies for neck ultrasound examination and ultrasound-guided cervical lymph node biopsies: a narrative review.BMC medical education · 2026Review
- User-Centered Design of Neuroprosthetics: Advancements and Limitations.CNS & neurological disorders drug targets · 2025Review
- Results of a Codesign Process: A Cognition Screening Pathway for Inpatient and Outpatient Settings for Patients Who Are Facing or Have Undergone Lower Limb Amputation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Enhancing neuroprosthesis calibration: the advantage of integrating prior training over exclusive use of new data.Journal of neural engineering · 2024Article
- Clinical Applications and Future Translation of Somatosensory Neuroprostheses.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2024Review
- Resting state neurophysiology of agonist-antagonist myoneural interface in persons with transtibial amputation.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Merging Humans and Neuroprosthetics through Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2024Review
- Evaluating the partial contribution of the P3 event-related potential elicited by auditory oddball stimuli during the Stroop task.Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2023Article
- Dry EEG measurement of P3 to evaluate cognitive load during sitting, standing, and walking.PloS one · 2023Article
- Primary Motor Area Activity in Phantom Limb Imagery of Traumatic Unilateral Lower Limb Amputees With Phantom Limb Pain.Advances in rehabilitation science and practiceArticle
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Abstract
Objective: To derive a definition of cognitive load that is applicable for amputation as well as analyze suitable research models for measuring cognitive load during prosthesis use. Defining cognitive load for amputation will improve rehabilitation methods and enable better prosthesis design. Data Sources: Elsevier, Springer, PLoS, IEEE Xplore, and PubMed. Study Selection: Studies on upper limb myoelectric prostheses and neuroprostheses were prioritized. For understanding measurement, lower limb amputations and studies with individuals without lower limb amputations were included. Data Extraction: Queries including "cognitive load," "neural fatigue," "brain plasticity," "neuroprosthetics," "upper limb prosthetics," and "amputation" were used with peer-reviewed journals or articles. Articles published within the last 6 years were prioritized. Articles on foundational principles were included regardless of date. A total of 69 articles were found: 12 on amputation, 15 on cognitive load, 8 on phantom limb, 22 on sensory feedback, and 12 on measurement methods. Data Synthesis: The emotional, physiological, and neurologic aspects of amputation, prosthesis use, and rehabilitation aspects of cognitive load were analyzed in conjunction with measurement methods, including resolution, invasiveness, and sensitivity to user movement and environmental noise. Conclusions: Use of "cognitive load" remains consistent with its original definition. For amputation, 2 additional elements are needed: "emotional fatigue," defined as an amputee's emotional response, including mental concentration and emotions, and "neural fatigue," defined as the physiological and neurologic effects of amputation on brain plasticity. Cognitive load is estimated via neuroimaging techniques, including electroencephalography, functional magnetic resonance imaging, and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Because fNIRS measures cognitive load directly, has good temporal and spatial resolution, and is not as restricted by user movement, fNIRS is recommended for most cognitive load studies.
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