Title :
Robot therapy for elders affected by dementia
Author :
Wada, Kazuyoshi ; Shibata, Takanori ; Musha, Toshimitsu ; Kimura, Shin
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Tsukuba
Abstract :
We used the seal robot, Paro, for therapy of patients suffering from dementia at a cortical neuron clinic. The efficacy of the robot therapy was evaluated by DIMENSION, which detects patient´s cortical neuron activity from a 21-channel EEG. The results from preliminary experiments show that robot therapy has a high potential to improve the condition of brain activity in patients suffering from dementia. It is concluded that Paro will be widely used and provide help to people with dementia.
Keywords :
Dementia; Gerontechnology; diseases; electroencephalography; geriatrics; medical robotics; neurophysiology; patient treatment; DIMENSION; EEG; brain activity; cortical neuron activity; cortical neuron clinic; dementia; robot therapy; seal robot; Alzheimer´s disease; Animals; Dementia; Manufacturing industries; Medical robotics; Medical treatment; Psychology; Robot sensing systems; Senior citizens; Service robots;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MEMB.2008.919496
