Use of Brain-Machine Interface technology in the rehabilitation of patients

• Autor(a) principal: Nolêto, Bruna Corrêa
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Campelo, Fernanda Rodrigues de Araújo Paiva, Rodrigues, Karleth Costa Spíndola, Ribeiro, Letice Mendes, Salviano, Mauricio
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/10016
• topic: Rehabilitation; Mobility Limitation; Technology.; Rehabilitación; Tecnología; Limitación de la movilidad.; Reabilitação; Limitação da mobilidade; Tecnologia.

In the last few decades, there have been advances in the field of innovative technologies used for the rehabilitation of people with a motor disability. A great example is the Brain-Machine Interface (BMI) technologies, which allow the control of machines through the brain activity of individuals and contributes to a reorganization of their motor and sensory systems. Thus, several evidences have suggested the use of technologies in the rehabilitation of these patients. The aim of this study was to perform a literature review on the use of technologies applied to motor rehabilitation. To carry out this study, a search for scientific articles was performed in the Pubmed, Scielo and Lilacs databases, in addition to the dissertations and theses found on the CAPES database. There were a total of 24 references, published between 2002 and 2020. According to the literature studied, there is an increase in resources that use technologies as therapeutic options. Many of the conventional interventions are being replaced or associated with these innovative technologies. With the advent of BMI technology and its use in human beings, a technological revolution can be observed in several biomedical areas, thus allowing a multidisciplinary application in the rehabilitation of motor, sensory or cognitive functions in patients. Despite the advances, this subject still shows controversies and before a broad recommendation, more randomized studies and a greater ethical recommendation on the subject will be needed.