PhD Student: Charley Roberts; Partner: MindMaze; Supervisors: Dr. Katja Kornysheva and Dr. David Punt; School of Psychology
Persistent upper limb motor deficits are common among stroke survivors, which can severely impact ability to return to previous lifestyle and to function independently in daily life. Applying technology shows potential for overcoming key challenges in upper limb rehabilitation and allows for capturing detailed movement kinematics data and neural markers which can be used to understand the mechanisms behind performance.
This project aims to identify the multidimensional factors – including movement kinematics, cognitive dimensions, and lifestyle factors – that underlie motor recovery resulting from training with digital rehabilitation tools. Additionally, this project will investigate the features of these digital tools that are key to their effectiveness, and electroencephalography (EEG) data collected during training will be analysed to understand the brain changes that underlie improvement, taking into account individual differences in neural integrity following stroke damage and how this affects performance and learning.