Using a Walking Avatar to Treat Gait Disabilities (VIDEO)

University of Houston

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In work showing the potential to use a brain-computer interface and virtual avatar to treat people with gait disabilities, researchers collected data from eight healthy subjects, all of whom participated in three trials involving walking on a treadmill while watching an avatar. displayed on a monitor. The volunteers were fitted with a 64-channel headset and motion sensors at the hip, knee and ankle joint.

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