Title :
Cognitive prostheses: communication, rehabilitation and beyond
Author :
Arnott, John ; Alm, Norman ; Waller, Annalu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Comput., Dundee Univ., UK
Abstract :
The concept of cognitive prosthesis, a system developed to support and augment the cognitive abilities of its user, is discussed, particularly in the context of users who have some form of cognitive loss or impairment. Relevant research issues are highlighted and research systems described, particularly in the field of augmentative and alternative communication for people with impaired communication
Keywords :
handicapped aids; medical computing; prosthetics; augmentative communication; cognitive impairment; cognitive prosthesis; impaired communication; rehabilitation; Accidents; Birth disorders; Brain injuries; Context; Employment; Processor scheduling; Prosthetics; Software tools; Speech; Text processing;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1999. IEEE SMC '99 Conference Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5731-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1999.816576
