DocumentCode
2598504
Title
Effects of robot therapy for demented patients evaluated by EEG
Author
Wada, Kazuyoshi ; Shibata, Takuma ; Musha, Toshimitsu ; Kimura, Shin
Author_Institution
Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Ibaraki, Japan
fYear
2005
fDate
2-6 Aug. 2005
Firstpage
1552
Lastpage
1557
Abstract
Robot therapy for demented patients was conducted at a cranial nerve clinic. Two therapeutic seal robots, Paro, were introduced there. This paper describes the results of this experiment. DIMENSION (diagnosis method of neuronal dysfunction) was used to analyze recorded patient´s EEG before and after 20 minutes of robot therapy. Questionnaire concerning impression of seal robots was also conducted. The results showed that their cortical neurons activity was improved by interaction with the seal robots, especially for patients who liked the robots.
Keywords
electroencephalography; medical robotics; patient treatment; psychology; dementia; human-robot interaction; mental commit robot; neuronal dysfunction; robot therapy; therapeutic seal robot; Animals; Dementia; Electroencephalography; Hospitals; Human robot interaction; Medical services; Medical treatment; Pediatrics; Seals; Senior citizens; Dementia, EEG; Human-Robot Interaction; Mental Commit Robot; Robot Therapy;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2005. (IROS 2005). 2005 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8912-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IROS.2005.1545304
Filename
1545304
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