DocumentCode
2569547
Title
Cognitive demand in a VR-enriched arm training and its relation to performance, motivation and cognitive abilities
Author
Volkening, K. ; Bergmann, J. ; Muller, Frank ; Ziherl, J. ; Novak, D. ; Mihelj, M. ; Munih, Marko
Author_Institution
Research Department, Schön Clinic Bad Aibling, Germany
fYear
2011
fDate
27-29 June 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Nowadays virtual reality (VR) is a common tool in neurorehabilitation. However, developing scenarios that maximize therapeutic outcome remains an ongoing challenge. In a virtual scenario with varying cognitive complexity, this study investigated the influence of cognitive abilities, arousal and motivation on movement training. Results show that cognitive demand is a crucial factor for controlling motivation and performance in a virtual reality-enriched motor training with stroke patients.
Keywords
Correlation; Extremities; Performance evaluation; Rivers; Training; Virtual reality; Visualization; arousal; cognitive abilities; motivation; rehabilitation; virtual reality;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Zurich, Switzerland
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-475-6
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-61284-473-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICVR.2011.5971866
Filename
5971866
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