• DocumentCode
    781227
  • 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
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    53
  • Lastpage
    60
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0739-5175
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MEMB.2008.919496
  • Filename
    4558139
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=781227