Digital Health on Sensory and Motor Systems
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 157
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Interests: balance control; sensory system; inertial sensors; movement analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
For decades, using classical methods, many non-invasive sensory and motor assessment tests have been developed and applied to human populations, describing biological markers related to people's health. However, the application of these tests is often limited to specialized healthcare centers or research laboratories due to the high cost of the technology used in these tests, which hinders access, especially for poorer populations, to important assessments of these systems. In recent years, a series of studies have shown how everyday digital tools, such as smartphones and smartwatches, equipped with embedded sensors, can be used to assess and monitor people's health, including sensory and motor systems. In this Special Issue, we invite the submission of articles on non-invasive sensory or motor assessment using smart device technologies (smartphones, smartwatches, or similar devices) that are readily accessible to the general population. These studies may include method descriptions, applications in diseases, or discussions of their potentialities and limitations.
Prof. Dr. Givago Souza
Dr. Shawn M. Beaudette
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- digital health
- sensory systems
- motor systems
- digital biomarkers
- smart devices
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