Objective biometric methods for the diagnosis and treatment of nervous system disorders / Elizabeth B. Torres, rutgers, The State University of New Brunswick, NJ, United States.

"Elsevier science & technology books"--Page facing title page

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The closed feedback loops between the peripheral and the central nervous systems, the principle of reafference and its contribution to the definition of the self -- Critical ingredients for proper social interaction: rethinking the mirror neuron system theory -- The case of autism spectrum disorders: when one cannot properly feel the body and its motions from the start of life -- The case of schizophrenia: is that my arm moving on purpose or spontaneously passing by? -- Learning to detect expertise in sports aided by the gift of our students -- Different biometrics for clinical trials that measure volitional control -- Adding dynamics to the principle of reafference: recursive stochastic feedback closed control loops to evoke autonomy.

Objective biometric methods for the diagnosis and treatment of nervous system disorders provides a new unifying methodological framework, introducing new objective biometrics to characterize patterns of sensory motor control underlying symptoms. Its goal is to radically transform the ways in which disorders of the nervous system are currently diagnosed, tracked, researched and treated. This book introduces new ways to bring the laboratory to the clinical setting, to schools and to settings of occupational and physical therapy. Ready-to-use graphic user interfaces are introduced to provide outcome measures from wearable sensors that automatically assess in near real time the effectiveness of interventions. Lastly, examples of how the new framework has been effectively utilized in the context of clinical trials are provided.