Cognition, Emotion, and Movement in the Context of Rehabilitation
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (21 April 2023) | Viewed by 1872
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Many years ago, it was established that there is a bidirectional relationship between cognition and movement. In the context of rehabilitation—for example, following a stroke—cognitive abilities are known to positively affect the ability to acquire or reacquire motor skills, such as reaching, gait and more. Conversely, evidence suggests that motor training and physical activity can enhance cognitive performance in various clinical populations.
An additional factor which may independently affect rehabilitation outcomes, potentially modifying the relationship between cognition and motor performance in rehabilitation, is emotion. Emotions are known to alter movement characteristics in a variety of scenarios; for example, fear and anxiety inhibit motor learning and alter patterns of motor performance, whereas joy can enhance motivation for practice, thus enhancing various motor outcomes within rehabilitation. This may be an important factor underlying the design and adaptation of novel rehabilitation such as virtual rehabilitation.
This Special Issue welcomes submissions of original research and reviews examining the effect of cognition and emotion on motor performance in the context of rehabilitation. Contributions can include evaluation of rehabilitation interventions in which emotional content is manipulated (e.g., using virtual reality), methodological considerations associated with measurement of cognitive performance and emotions in a clinical environment, and potential interactions of cognitive and emotional factors associated with motor performance in rehabilitation.
Dr. Tal Krasovsky
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cognition
- rehabilitation
- motor learning
- emotion
- gait
- reaching
- virtual reality
