Apparatus and methods for treating motor control and somatosensory perception deficits

A computer readable medium including instructions for improving one of a somatosensory perception and a motor control deficit for a human subject using a computer-implemented training apparatus, said instructions comprising:

• (a) instructions for administering, using said computer-implemented training apparatus, a training regime including one of a set of somatosensory and motor control exercises to said human subject, said training regime having sufficient intensity to affect a lasting improvement in said one of a somatosensory perception and motor control deficit within said human subject;
• (b) instructions for obtaining, using said computer-implemented training apparatus, a performance response of said human subject responsive to said one of a set of somatosensory and motor control exercises;
• (c) instructions for altering, using said computer-implemented training apparatus, one or more parameters pertaining to said one of a set of somatosensory and motor control exercises, wherein said altering of said one or more parameters is performed responsive to said performance response and is configured to facilitate improving said one of a somatosensory perception and a motor control deficit within said human subject;
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• (d) instructions for repeating at least (a) for a sufficient number of repetitions to affect said lasting improvement in said one of a somatosensory perception and a motor control deficit.

A computer implemented method for delivering computer readable instructions configured to improve one of a somatosensory perception and a motor control deficit for a human subject using a computer-implemented training apparatus, said instructions comprising:

• (a) transmitting, over a signal transmission medium, signals representative of instructions for administering, using said computer-implemented training apparatus, a training regime including one of a set of somatosensory and motor control exercises to said human subject, said training regime having sufficient intensity to affect a lasting improvement in said one of a somatosensory perception and motor control deficit within said human subject;
• (b) transmitting, over a signal transmission medium, signals representative of instructions for obtaining, using said computer-implemented training apparatus, a performance response of said human subject responsive to said one of a set of somatosensory and motor control exercises;
• (c) transmitting, over a signal transmission medium, signals representative of instructions for altering, using said computer-implemented training apparatus, one or more parameters pertaining to said one of a set of somatosensory and motor control exercises, wherein said altering of said one or more parameters is performed responsive to said performance response and is configured to facilitate improving said one of a somatosensory perception and a motor control deficit within said human subject;
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• (d) transmitting, over a signal transmission medium, signals representative of instructions for repeating at least (a) for a sufficient number of repetitions to affect said lasting improvement in said one of a somatosensory perception and a motor control deficit.

A computer-implemented method for improving one of a somatosensory perception and a motor control deficit for a human subject, said computer-implemented method comprising:

• (a) receiving instructions from a first computer to execute a first set of code at a second computer, said first computer being coupled to said second computer via a computer network, said first set of code being configured to administer a training regime including one of a set of somatosensory and motor control exercises to said human subject, said training regime having sufficient intensity to affect a lasting improvement in said one of a somatosensory perception and motor control deficit within said human subject;
• (b) transmitting computer commands from the second computer to the first computer to carry out the one of a set of somatosensory and motor control exercises at a user interface coupled to the first computer;
• (c) obtaining, using the first computer, a performance response of said human subject responsive to said one of a set of somatosensory and motor control exercises;
• (d) altering, using one of the first computer and the second computer, one or more parameters pertaining to said one of a set of somatosensory and motor control exercises, wherein said altering of said one or more parameters is performed responsive to said performance response and is configured to facilitate improving said one of a somatosensory perception and a motor control deficit within said human subject;
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• (e) transmitting computer commands for repeating at least (a) for a sufficient number of repetitions to affect said lasting improvement in said one of a somatosensory perception and a motor control deficit.