The aim of Neuroprosthetics is to recover sensory and motor function that were partially or fully lost due to injury or invasive surgical procedures.
In recent years, Neuroprosthetic devices have been gaining momentum as valuable instruments both in rehabilitation and for home-use assistance. However, interfacing the human brain with
any device comes with many challenges, both from neuroscientific, technical, and patient comfort perspectives. Problems arise in the transition from devices tested on animal models to humans, from the long-term body reactions to foreign bodies such as inserted electrodes, to the appropriate region to insert them, the difficulties in decoding brain activity, and the variety of training and tasks evaluated and performed by different research groups.
To achieve innovative solutions and assist patients with novel rehabilitation options and rehabilitation paths, it is important to further unravel what is currently being tested and under development in the field. So far, the Neuroprosthetics devices span from the more known and successful cochlear implants to more complex brain-computer interfaces devices – such as robotic limbs to try substitute lost limbs, to exoskeleton used in post trauma situations and during rehabilitation.
To move steps forward in this field and address the search for new methodologies, approaches, and applications we aim to collect articles and reports on both current and novel methods and protocols in use and review in clinical field. As such, this Research Topic focuses on review articles, opinions on methodologies and applications focusing on the advantages and limitations of each considering both the specific setting and the general application. We also include
submissions focusing on technologies, software tools and up-to-date methods which are of interest to the field of Neuroprosthetics. The contributions to this collection will undergo peer-review. Novelty may vary, but the utility of a method or protocol must be evident.
We particularly encourage the submission of Methods, Protocols and Technology Report, Reviews on methodologies articles focusing on, but not limited to, the following subtopics:
- Visual prosthetics
- Auditory prosthetics
- Arms and Legs Neuroprosthetic
- Brain Computer Interfaces
- Mathematical Modelling
- Data transmission
- Software and/or hardware platforms
- Artificial Intelligence for Neuroprosthetics
Keywords: Neuroprosthetics, Methods, Neurorobotics
Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
