title: New directions offered by the dynamical systems approach to bimanual coordination for therapeutic intervention and research in stroke.
abstract: In the present paper, we review the main concepts of the dynamical systems approach to bimanual coordination and propose applications to therapeutic intervention for functional recovery of coordinated movements in stroke. Further, we describe the behavioral alterations of discrete bimanual coordination resulting from cerebral vascular accident (CVA) lesions and speculate on the possibility of mimicking the mechanisms of CVA lesions via symmetry breaking in dynamic systems.
authors.affiliation: Université de la Méditerranée et CNRS, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sleimen-Malkoun
authors.forename: Jean Jacques
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Temprado
authors.forename: Viktor K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Jirsa
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Berton
mesh_terms: D001259:Ataxia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000502:physiology; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000502:physiology; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation