DocumentCode
3474885
Title
Cognitive prostheses: communication, rehabilitation and beyond
Author
Arnott, John ; Alm, Norman ; Waller, Annalu
Author_Institution
Dept. of Appl. Comput., Dundee Univ., UK
Volume
6
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
346
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1999. IEEE SMC '99 Conference Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Tokyo
ISSN
1062-922X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5731-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICSMC.1999.816576
Filename
816576
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