Neurodegenerative Disease (e.g. MS, Parkinson's disease)
Technology (e.g. robotics, assistive technology, mHealth)
Geriatric Rehabilitation
Measurement
Symposium
Melike Kahya, PT, MS
Graduate Student
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Hannes Devos, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas
Jeffrey Hausdorff, PhD
Prof
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv
JACOB Sosnoff, PhD
Professor
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
URBANA, Illinois
Abiodun Akinwuntan, PhD, MBA, MPH
Dean and Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas
Mark Hirsch, PhD
Senior Scientist
Carolinas Rehabilitation, Carolinas Medical Center, Atrium Health
Charlotte, North Carolina
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In neurodegenerative disorders, impairments in motor and cognitive functions are common. Performing concurrent cognitive and motor tasks leads to increased cognitive-motor interference which is associated with increased risk of falls and driving unsafety. Virtual reality is a new rehabilitation tool offers opportunities to improve cognitive and motor functions in people with neurodegenerative conditions. In this symposium, we will discuss the state-of-the-art technology to create virtual reality environments in order to induce and reduce cognitive-motor interference. In addition, we will discuss the brain-behavior interactions during cognitive-motor interference by using the evidence from commonly used neurophysiological tools in people with neurodegenerative conditions.
