This study investigates chaotic synchronization via field-coupled nonlinear circuits, achieving both electrical synchronization and energy balance. The driving mechanism biomimetically parallels neuromuscular signal t...This study investigates chaotic synchronization via field-coupled nonlinear circuits, achieving both electrical synchronization and energy balance. The driving mechanism biomimetically parallels neuromuscular signal transduction, where synchronized neuronal firing induces coordinated muscle contractions that produce macroscopic movement. We implement a Chua circuit-driven robotic arm with tunable periodic/chaotic oscillations through parameter modulation and external current injection. Bifurcation analysis maps oscillation modes under varying external stimuli. Inductive coupling between two systems with distinct initial conditions facilitates magnetic energy transfer, optimized by an energy balance criterion. A bio-inspired exponential gain method dynamically regulates the coupling strength to optimize the energy transfer efficiency.The effects of ambient electromagnetic noise on synchronization are systematically quantified. The results indicate electrically modulatable robotic arm dynamics, with the coupled systems achieving autonomous rapid synchronization. Despite noise-induced desynchronization, inter-system errors rapidly decay and stabilize within bounded limits, confirming robust stability.展开更多
Stroke patients experience varying degrees of upper limb functional impairment.Although bilateral arm training can help stroke patients recover movement after stroke,little is known about the way in which the brain an...Stroke patients experience varying degrees of upper limb functional impairment.Although bilateral arm training can help stroke patients recover movement after stroke,little is known about the way in which the brain and muscles work together during this type of training.To address this,we conducted a cross-sectional study at The Seventh Affiliated Hospital,Sun Yat-sen University in China,where we observed the connection between brain and muscle activity during bilateral upper limb training in 21 stroke patients and 17 healthy controls.We used functional near-infrared spectroscopy and surface electromyography to measure changes in cerebral cortex oxygenation and upper limb muscle contraction signals,respectively.The results showed that,compared with the healthy control group,stroke patients had reduced functional connectivity and more irregular muscle activity in the affected flexor muscle during bilateral upper limb training.Moreover,we found a significant correlation between the surface electromyographic signal characteristics of upper limb muscles and cerebral oxygenation indicators of multiple brain regions in stroke patients.These findings indicate that bilateral upper limb training is an effective rehabilitation method that improves upper limb motor function in stroke patients by promoting brain functional connectivity and improving muscle activity patterns.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2023YFD2000601-02)。
文摘This study investigates chaotic synchronization via field-coupled nonlinear circuits, achieving both electrical synchronization and energy balance. The driving mechanism biomimetically parallels neuromuscular signal transduction, where synchronized neuronal firing induces coordinated muscle contractions that produce macroscopic movement. We implement a Chua circuit-driven robotic arm with tunable periodic/chaotic oscillations through parameter modulation and external current injection. Bifurcation analysis maps oscillation modes under varying external stimuli. Inductive coupling between two systems with distinct initial conditions facilitates magnetic energy transfer, optimized by an energy balance criterion. A bio-inspired exponential gain method dynamically regulates the coupling strength to optimize the energy transfer efficiency.The effects of ambient electromagnetic noise on synchronization are systematically quantified. The results indicate electrically modulatable robotic arm dynamics, with the coupled systems achieving autonomous rapid synchronization. Despite noise-induced desynchronization, inter-system errors rapidly decay and stabilize within bounded limits, confirming robust stability.
文摘Stroke patients experience varying degrees of upper limb functional impairment.Although bilateral arm training can help stroke patients recover movement after stroke,little is known about the way in which the brain and muscles work together during this type of training.To address this,we conducted a cross-sectional study at The Seventh Affiliated Hospital,Sun Yat-sen University in China,where we observed the connection between brain and muscle activity during bilateral upper limb training in 21 stroke patients and 17 healthy controls.We used functional near-infrared spectroscopy and surface electromyography to measure changes in cerebral cortex oxygenation and upper limb muscle contraction signals,respectively.The results showed that,compared with the healthy control group,stroke patients had reduced functional connectivity and more irregular muscle activity in the affected flexor muscle during bilateral upper limb training.Moreover,we found a significant correlation between the surface electromyographic signal characteristics of upper limb muscles and cerebral oxygenation indicators of multiple brain regions in stroke patients.These findings indicate that bilateral upper limb training is an effective rehabilitation method that improves upper limb motor function in stroke patients by promoting brain functional connectivity and improving muscle activity patterns.