Miho Ogura

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Miho Ogura is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of rehabilitation robotics and neural engineering, whose work focuses on restoring motor function in stroke survivors with severe hemiplegia. Her key research areas include brain-machine interfaces (BMI), exoskeleton design, and neurofeedback-driven rehabilitation therapy. Ogura’s most significant contribution is the development of a shoulder exoskeleton specifically engineered for patients with severe upper limb impairment—a population often excluded from conventional robotic therapy. In her landmark 2018 paper, she introduced a novel system that integrates EEG-based neurofeedback with exoskeleton assistance, triggered by activity in the contralesional primary motor cortex. This approach enables patients with chronic, severe hemiparesis to engage in therapy even when voluntary movement is absent, effectively bypassing damaged neural pathways. Although her citation counts (15 and 3 for her top papers) reflect a nascent but growing field, the conceptual leap of combining BMI-triggered assistance with targeted exoskeleton support positions her work as foundational for next-generation rehabilitation. Ogura’s research directly addresses a critical gap in clinical robotics, offering new hope for patients who have exhausted conventional options. Her ongoing work promises to refine closed-loop systems that adapt to individual neural signatures, making her a key figure in the future of personalized neurorehabilitation.

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1. 1
   Development of Shoulder Exoskeleton Toward BMI Triggered Rehabilitation Robot Therapy

   15 citations · 2018
2. 2
   EEG-based neurofeedback training with shoulder exoskeleton robot assistance triggered by the contralesional primary motor cortex activity in poststroke patients with severe chronic hemiplegia

   3 citations · 2018

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