Psiche Giannoni
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Total Citations
685
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About
Psiche Giannoni is a pioneering researcher in neuromotor rehabilitation robotics, whose work has fundamentally shaped how robotic therapy is designed and delivered to stroke survivors. With a career centered on developing intelligent, adaptive robotic systems, Giannoni has made especially significant contributions to distal upper limb rehabilitation — an area historically overshadowed by research on shoulder and elbow recovery. Her landmark studies on wrist rehabilitation (114 citations) and self-adaptive robot training controllers (103 citations) demonstrated that automated, performance-responsive systems could meaningfully guide stroke patients toward functional motor recovery. Giannoni's broader research portfolio reflects a sophisticated understanding of neurorehabilitation principles: her investigations into proprioceptive training, arm stiffness, haptic feedback, and bilateral robot therapy reveal a commitment to designing interventions that work with the nervous system's natural plasticity rather than against it. She has also explored the integration of robot therapy with conventional physiotherapy and extended robotic approaches to gait rehabilitation in chronic stroke survivors. Accumulating over 590 citations across her most influential works, Giannoni's research has provided both the theoretical foundations and clinical evidence necessary to advance robotics as a legitimate, personalized tool in neurological rehabilitation.
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- 4Minimally assistive robot training for proprioception enhancement79 citations · 2009
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- 9Desirable features of a “humanoid” robot-therapist26 citations · 2009
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