Evaluation of Changes in the Motor Network Following BCI Therapy Based on Graph Theory Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Despite the established effectiveness of the brain-computer interface (BCI) therapy during stroke rehabilitation (Song et al., 2014a, 2015; Young et al., 2014a,b,c, 2015; Remsik et al., 2016), little is understood about the connections between motor network reorganization and functional motor improvements. The aim of this study was to investigate changes in the network reorganization of the motor cortex during BCI therapy. Graph theoretical approaches are used on resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data acquired from stroke patients to evaluate these changes. Correlations between changes in graph measurements and behavioral measurements were also examined. Right hemisphere chronic stroke patients (average time from stroke onset = 38.23 months, standard deviation (SD)

SUBMITTER: Mazrooyisebdani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6277805 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature