Yolanda Vales
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5
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30
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About
Yolanda Vales is a rising researcher at the intersection of neurorehabilitation, robotics, and human physiology. Her work focuses on developing and evaluating robot-assisted therapies for stroke patients, with a particular emphasis on personalizing treatment to maximize recovery. Vales’s major contributions include pioneering the use of serious games and genetic algorithms to dynamically adjust therapy difficulty based on individual patient performance, ensuring optimal challenge and motivation. She has also integrated brain-computer interfaces with robotic orthoses to track and respond to neural changes during rehabilitation. Her most cited paper, “Patients’ physiological reactions to competitive rehabilitation therapies assisted by robotic devices” (2023, 19 citations), demonstrates her innovative approach to incorporating patient feedback into therapy design. Additional studies explore the influence of session duration and the efficacy of robotic therapy for severe stroke patients. While her citation counts are still building, Vales’s work is laying the groundwork for more adaptive, patient-centered neurorehabilitation technologies that could transform recovery outcomes for stroke survivors.
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- 5Influence of Robotic Therapy on Severe Stroke Patients2 citations · 2023