Title :
A Portable Microprocessor-Based Biofeedback Training Device
Author :
Zicker, John E. ; Tompkins, Willis J. ; Rubow, Rick T. ; Abbs, James H.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin
Abstract :
We have designed and constructed a portable microprocessor-based feedback instrument for speech therapy with Parkinson´s disease patients. The instrument is very flexible due to its programmability and ease of interface to analog modules, Our first implemented application provides biofeedback about speech-volume levels. This device monitors speech-volume levels of a patient, provides performance feedback for the patient, and logs the performance data in its semiconductor memory. In tests on a patient with Parkinson´s disease, the instrument functioned well when optimized through programming.
Keywords :
Biological control systems; Biomedical monitoring; Electric variables control; Instruments; Laboratories; Microprocessors; Motor drives; Neurofeedback; Parkinson´s disease; Speech; Analog-Digital Conversion; Biofeedback (Psychology); Computers; Humans; Microcomputers; Parkinson Disease; Speech Therapy;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1980.326665
