Felipe Orihuela‐Espina
National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics, Royal Society, Imperial College London
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About
Felipe Orihuela-Espina is a leading researcher at the intersection of neuroergonomics, surgical robotics, and neurorehabilitation. His work fundamentally explores how the brain controls skilled motor actions, with a particular focus on using this understanding to design intelligent robotic systems that enhance human performance. In neurorehabilitation, he led a landmark randomized controlled trial demonstrating that robot-assisted training significantly improves hand motor recovery in subacute stroke patients—a study that has garnered 95 citations and shaped clinical rehabilitation protocols. In surgical robotics, Orihuela-Espina pioneered "Collaborative Gaze Channelling," a technique that uses expert surgeons' eye movements to guide trainees' visual attention, improving cooperation and skill acquisition during robotic-assisted surgery. He has also made substantial contributions to cognitive load assessment using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), developing frameworks to estimate mental burden during visuomotor learning and proposing brain-computer interfaces as complementary inputs for robotic surgery. His recent state-of-the-art review on optical neuroimaging and neurostimulation in surgical training (2023) consolidates his role as a bridge between neuroscience and surgical technology. With over 240 citations across his most influential works, Orihuela-Espina’s research is defining how we train surgeons and rehabilitate patients through brain-informed robotics.
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- 5Cognitive Burden Estimation for Visuomotor Learning with fNIRS21 citations · 2010
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