Advance technologies such as brain imaging have started to provide us with the power to interface with human brain directly through some sensors. These sensors have the ability to monitor some of the physical processes that occur within the brain that correspond with certain forms of thought. In these systems, users explicitly manipulate their brain activity instead of using motor movements to ...

We tested the following groups for visual pursuit abilities: 54 mentally retarded, 46 cerebral-palsied, and 131 learning-disabled children, 3 to 10 years of age. The resulting five behavioral scores, six directions, and total scores were analyzed for age trends. Comparisons were made between the handicapped groups and between the handicapped and normative samples. The scores were also correlate...

Prescription of assistive devices for motor-handicapped individuals requires assessment of their motor capabilities. When patients' motor deficits are particularly severe, wide individual differences in the location and type of abnormalities complicate the assessment process. The precision of assessment has been greatly increased in recent years by the use of quantitative, computer-aided motion...

Proposals for a new, community-based service for the mentally handicapped.