The effect of rhythmically synchronous multisensory stimulation on voluntary control of attention, during rehabilitation of patients with visual field deficits. KU Leuven
Brain injury, such as stroke, often causes a sudden disappearance of consciousness for as much as half of the visual field. From the literature we know that rehabilitation to encourage patients to orient attention to their new ‘blind spots’ can cause partial recovery. There is, however, a large gap between the level of exercises in clinical rehabilitation and fundamental research on the role of attention. For example, it is known that audio ...