<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-03T15:52:43Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/7BDA1527-F20F-42BA-BE88-FAD03C6D576D" ns1:id="7BDA1527-F20F-42BA-BE88-FAD03C6D576D"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/A98CE5F0-22EE-4310-8194-DBCD25CAF6A4" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/984ABA43-2BD4-467C-B19A-257046A91FBE" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/984ABA43-2BD4-467C-B19A-257046A91FBE" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/5BD03338-6BEA-4090-B71C-A368C9FA531C" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/AF35BB19-A5EA-4E5D-994A-FA6E45CCB3AA" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2022-11-30T00:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/DD9C5180-EC43-495C-B3EB-AACF94F9B1FE" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2020-05-31T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">49525</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Brain Computer Interface driven rehabilitation of upper limb weakness of stroke survivors - (NeuRestore)</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Study</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>Stroke is the leading cause of acquired disability in adults, and as such occupies a special place amongst the different types of brain injuries. Problems with arm function (upper limb impairments) are very common after a stroke. Existing advanced neurorehabilitation techniques (physiotherapy being comparatively limited and subjective) share a range of limitations including limited understanding of the underlying mechanisms. The NHS spends 4-6% of overall budget on stroke rehabilitation. Upper limb &amp;quot;circulatory&amp;quot; disorders account for 9% of primary care consultations and present a 55-90% admission rate to hospitals.

The **NeuRestore** project proposes to significantly address these limitations by exploring a unique non-invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) approach to exploit electroencephalogram (EEG) patterns to trigger feedback or an action output from an exoskeleton. **NeuRestore** achieves this at a cost of &amp;pound;98k/licenced unit/year (just under the average salary of 2x NHS Advanced-Physiotherapist), while crucially reducing physio waiting times (and resources can be spent elsewhere).</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>