TY - JOUR AU - Ballester, Belén Rubio AU - Nirme, Jens AU - Duarte, Esther AU - Cuxart, Ampar AU - Rodriguez, Susana AU - Verschure, Paul AU - Duff, Armin PY - 2015 DA - 2015/06/09 TI - The visual amplification of goal-oriented movements counteracts acquired non-use in hemiparetic stroke patients JO - Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation SP - 50 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - Stroke-induced impairments result from both primary and secondary causes, i.e. damage to the brain and the acquired non-use of the impaired limbs. Indeed, stroke patients often under-utilize their paretic limb despite sufficient residual motor function. We hypothesize that acquired non-use can be overcome by reinforcement-based training strategies. SN - 1743-0003 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-015-0039-z DO - 10.1186/s12984-015-0039-z ID - Ballester2015 ER -