title: Neurophysiological measures for users' training objective assessment during simulated robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery.
abstract: Minimally invasive surgery can be performed with robotic assistance, as evolution of laparoscopic surgery. Robots for assisted surgery are far from being user friendly and require extensive training. To this end, ad-hoc devices and experimental set-ups are needed. The da Vinci system is one of the most diffused surgical robotics technology. The aim of the study was two-fold: i) to propose a neurophysiological measure by which objectively assess the learning progress of the users by means of a simulator of the da Vinci system, and ii) to demonstrate the advantages of cognitive assessment with respect to the standard methodologies for the evaluation of training efficiency.
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Borghini
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arico
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Flumeri
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colosimo
authors.forename: Silvia Francesca
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Storti
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Menegaz
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fiorini
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Babiloni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000193:education*; D007858:Learning; D009482:Neurophysiology; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education*; D000066908:Simulation Training