Brain–computer interface boosts motor imagery practice during stroke recovery

Motor imagery (MI) is assumed to enhance poststroke motor recovery, yet its benefits are debatable. Brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) can provide instantaneous and quantitative measure of cerebral functions modulated by MI. The efficacy of BCI‐monitored MI practice as add‐on intervention to usual rehabilitation care was evaluated in a randomized controlled pilot study in subacute stroke patients.

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