A versatile robotic platform for the design of natural, three-dimensional reaching and grasping tasks in monkeys.

Journal: Journal of neural engineering

PMID: 31597123

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Translational studies on motor control and neurological disorders require detailed monitoring of sensorimotor components of natural limb movements in relevant animal models. However, available experimental tools do not provide a sufficiently rich repertoire of behavioral signals. Here, we developed a robotic platform that enables the monitoring of kinematics, interaction forces, and neurophysiological signals during user-defined upper limb tasks for monkeys.

Authors

B Barra

Department of Neuroscience and Movement Science, Platform of Translational Neurosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland. Co-first authors.
M Badi

Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Medicine and Surgery, Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
M G Perich
S Conti
S S Mirrazavi Salehian
F Moreillon
A Bogaard
S Wurth
M Kaeser
P Passeraub
T Milekovic
A Billard
S Micera
M Capogrosso

Keywords

Animals Equipment Design Female Hand Strength Haplorhini Macaca fascicularis Microelectrodes Movement Psychomotor Performance Robotics Sensorimotor Cortex Upper Extremity

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A versatile robotic platform for the design of natural, three-dimensional reaching and grasping tasks in monkeys.

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