Background As the world's population rapidly ages, the number of older adults with cognitive
impairment will also increase. Several studies have identified numerous complex needs of …

Objective: The objective of this review was to identify how conversational agents are
designed and used in rehabilitation for adults with brain-related neurological conditions …

Socially assistive robots (SAR) hold significant potential to assist older adults and people
with dementia in human engagement and clinical contexts by supporting mental health and …

This study aimed to identify and describe the fundamental characteristics of spoken dialogue
systems, and their role in supporting human–robot interaction and enabling the …

This paper presents a hybrid system of applying homeostatic drives theory and stimuli from
environment or human on a robot, aiming to solve the increasing need of elder caring in …

BACKGROUND: Embodied conversational agents (ECA) are possible enablers of assistive
technologies, in particular for older adults with cognitive impairment. Yet, dedicated …

Objective Rehabilitation for adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) incorporates client-
centred goal-setting and motivational support to achieve goals. However, face-to-face …

Embodied conversational agents (ECAs) are virtual characters using verbal and non-verbal
communication for Human-machine interaction. The aim of our research is to create an ECA …

Background: The integration of technology-based interventions into health and care
provision in our aging society is still a challenge especially in the care pathway for people …

This article discusses the implementation of a brain-inspired episodic memory model, which
provides memory assistance and tackles the modern public issue of memory impairment …