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ArticleBiomedical engineering letters2024

A comprehensive research setup for monitoring Alzheimer's disease using EEG, fNIRS, and Gait analysis.

Minhee Kim, Sehyeon Jang, Donjung Lee, Seungchan Lee, Jeonghwan Gwak, Sung Chan Jun, Jae Gwan Kim

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Article in Biomedical engineering letters, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Minhee KimDepartment of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005 Republic of Korea.
Sehyeon JangSchool of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005 Republic of Korea.
Donjung LeeKorea Photonics Technology Institute, Gwangju, 61007 Republic of Korea.
Seungchan LeeDepartment of Medical Device, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, Daegu, 42994 Republic of Korea.
Jeonghwan GwakDepartment of Software, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju, 27469 Republic of Korea.
Sung Chan JunSchool of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005 Republic of Korea.
Jae Gwan KimDepartment of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005 Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1010-7712
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology · KRKorea Institute of Machinery & Materials · KRKorea National University of Transportation · KRKorea Photonics Technology Institute · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) has a detrimental impact on brain function, affecting various aspects such as cognition, memory, language, and motor skills. Previous research has dominantly used electroencephalography (EEG) and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to individually measure brain signals or combine the two methods to target specific brain functions. However, comprehending Alzheimer's disease requires monitoring various brain functions rather than focusing on a single function. This paper presents a comprehensive research setup for a monitoring platform for AD. The platform incorporates a 32-channel dry electrode EEG, a custom-built four-channel fNIRS, and gait monitoring using a depth camera and pressure sensor. Various tasks are employed to target multiple brain functions. The paper introduced the detailed instrumentation of the fNIRS system, which measures the prefrontal cortex, outlines the experimental design targeting various brain functioning programmed in BCI2000 for visualizing EEG signals synchronized with experimental stimulation, and describes the gait monitoring hardware and software and protocol design. The ultimate goal of this platform is to develop an easy-to-perform brain and gait monitoring method for elderly individuals and patients with Alzheimer's disease. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13534-023-00306-7.

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Alzheimer’s diseaseBrain monitoring systemElectroencephalogramFunctional near-infrared spectroscopyGait monitoring

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PMID38186957
PMCPMC10769970
OpenAlexW4385699113

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