Rapid Effects of BCI-Based Attention Training on Functional Brain Connectivity in Poststroke Patients: A Pilot Resting-State fMRI Study

oleh: Larisa Mayorova, Anastasia Kushnir, Viktoria Sorokina, Pranil Pradhan, Margarita Radutnaya, Vasiliy Zhdanov, Marina Petrova, Andrey Grechko

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: MDPI AG 2023-03-01

Deskripsi

The prevalence of stroke-induced cognitive impairment is high. Effective approaches to the treatment of these cognitive impairments after stroke remain a serious and perhaps underestimated challenge. A BCI-based task-focused training that results in repetitive recruitment of the normal motor or cognitive circuits may strengthen stroke-affected neuronal connectivity, leading to functional improvements. In the present controlled study, we attempted to evaluate the modulation of neuronal circuits under the influence of 10 days of training in a P3-based BCI speller in subacute ischemic stroke patients.