title: On the role of auditory feedback in robot-assisted movement training after stroke: review of the literature.
abstract: The goal of this paper is to address a topic that is rarely investigated in the literature of technology-assisted motor rehabilitation, that is, the integration of auditory feedback in the rehabilitation device. After a brief introduction on rehabilitation robotics, the main concepts of auditory feedback are presented, together with relevant approaches, techniques, and technologies available in this domain. Current uses of auditory feedback in the context of technology-assisted rehabilitation are then reviewed. In particular, a comparative quantitative analysis over a large corpus of the recent literature suggests that the potential of auditory feedback in rehabilitation systems is currently and largely underexploited. Finally, several scenarios are proposed in which the use of auditory feedback may contribute to overcome some of the main limitations of current rehabilitation systems, in terms of user engagement, development of acute-phase and home rehabilitation devices, learning of more complex motor tasks, and improving activities of daily living.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padova, Via Venezia 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rosati
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6/A, 35131 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodà
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6/A, 35131 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Avanzini
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35121 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masiero
mesh_terms: D056228:Feedback, Sensory / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation