Title :
Development of a tactile angle stimuli presentation device for tactile cognitive function discrimination
Author :
Syafiq, Mohd Usairy ; Yinghua Yu ; Jiajia Yang ; Jinglong Wu
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Eng. Lab., Okayama Univ., Okayama, Japan
Abstract :
We have developed a novel automated device for assessing and training cognitive function on tactile senses. The device is capable of investigating tactile pattern discrimination. Tactile patterns are fixed to a conveyor belt and presented continuously to the subject. We used two gears to convert power from a stepping motor into a rotary movement of the belt. 16 different types of angle patterns can be presented in one diagnosis. Development of the device was intended to support our previous study about deficits in tactile discrimination because of aging and cognition disease, suggesting that the device provides a bright future for investigating cognitive function of touch discrimination. Expectantly, the device will be the medium to enable the future application for early diagnosis of dementia.
Keywords :
belts; biomedical equipment; cognition; conveyors; diseases; gears; patient diagnosis; stepping motors; touch (physiological); aging; angle pattern; automated device; cognition disease; conveyor belt; dementia diagnosis; gears; power conversion; rotary movement; stepping motor; tactile angle stimuli presentation device; tactile cognitive function discrimination; tactile pattern discrimination; tactile sense; Belts; Computers; Dementia; Gears; Optical sensors; Pulleys; Shape; Alzheimer´s disease; biomechanics; cognitive function deficit; tactile angle discrimination; tactile presentation system; working memory;
Conference_Titel :
Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Takamatsu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5557-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICMA.2013.6617903
