Publications by Solaiman Shokur

Reward signals in the motor cortex: from biology to neurotechnology

Solaiman Shokur, Pierre Theopistos Vassiliadis

Over the past decade, research has shown that the primary motor cortex (M1), the brain's main output for movement, also responds to rewards. These reward signals may shape motor output in its final stages, influencing movement invigoration and motor learni ...

NATURE PORTFOLIO2025

EPFL-Smart-Kitchen-30 Collected data

Solaiman Shokur, Silvestro Micera, Friedhelm Christoph Hummel, Mahdi Hamidi Rad, Alexander Mathis

Understanding behavior requires datasets that capture humans while carrying out complex tasks. The kitchen is an excellent environment for assessing human motor and cognitive function, as many complex actions are naturally exhibited in kitchens from choppi ...

Zenodo2025

Effect of Medication and Freezing of Gait on Rambling and Trembling in Quiet Standing in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease

Mohamed Bouri, Solaiman Shokur

Background: Individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) with freezing of gait (FoG) exhibit difficulty with changes in sensory input, indicating a potential sensorimotor integration deficit. Understanding how levodopa impacts balance particularly in FoG, is ...

HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC2025

EPFL-Smart-Kitchen-30 Annotations and Poses

Solaiman Shokur, Silvestro Micera, Friedhelm Christoph Hummel, Mahdi Hamidi Rad, Alexander Mathis

Understanding behavior requires datasets that capture humans while carrying out complex tasks. The kitchen is an excellent environment for assessing human motor and cognitive function, as many complex actions are naturally exhibited in kitchens from choppi ...

Zenodo2025

Exploring Skill Generalization with an Extra Robotic Arm for Motor Augmentation

Solaiman Shokur, Silvestro Micera, Giulia Dominijanni

Recent research demonstrates that naïve users can be trained to perform complex motor tasks, including trimanual activities, using an extra robotic arm (XRA). While previous studies show task‐specific improvements with XRAs, it remains uncertain whether sk ...

Wiley2025

Optimization frameworks for bespoke sensory encoding in neuroprosthetics

Solaiman Shokur, Silvestro Micera

Restoring natural sensation via neuroprosthetics relies on the possibility of encoding complex and nuanced information. For example, an ideal brain–machine interface with sensory feedback would provide the user with sensation about movement, pressure, curv ...

AIP Publishing2025

Automated Selectivity-Driven Algorithm for Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation

Mohamed Bouri, Solaiman Shokur, Silvestro Micera, Mouhamed Zorkot

Spinal cord injury (SCI) impairs motor function and quality of life. Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation (tSCS) is a non-invasive method to restore motor function by activating spinal circuits below the lesion. However, its effectiveness is limited by i ...

IEEE2025

A Hardware-Efficient EMG Decoder with an Attractor-based Neural Network for Next-Generation Hand Prostheses

Solaiman Shokur, Mahsa Shoaran, Silvestro Micera, Vincent Alexandre Mendez, Mohammad Ali Shaeri

Advancements in neural engineering have enabled the development of Robotic Prosthetic Hands (RPHs) aimed at restoring hand functionality. Current commercial RPHs offer limited control through basic on/off commands. Recent progresses in machine learning ena ...

IEEE2024

A Virtual Reality-Based Protocol to Determine the Preferred Control Strategy for Hand Neuroprostheses in People with Paralysis

Solaiman Shokur

Hand neuroprostheses restore voluntary movement in people with paralysis through neuromodulation protocols. There are a variety of strategies to control hand neuroprostheses, which can be based on residual body movements or brain activity. There is no univ ...

2024

Effect of disease, freezing of gait, and dopaminergic medication in the biomechanics of trunk and upper limbs in the gait of Parkinson's disease

Solaiman Shokur

Introduction: Parkinson's disease (PD) causes gait abnormalities that may be associated with an arm swing reduction. Medication and freezing of gait (FoG) may influence gait characteristics. However, these comparisons do not consider differences in gait sp ...

2024

Report A sensory-motor hand prosthesis with integrated thermal feedback

Solaiman Shokur, Silvestro Micera, Jonathan Louis Muheim, Outman Akouissi

Background: Recently, we reported the presence of phantom thermal sensations in amputees: thermal stimulation of specific spots on the residual arm elicited thermal sensations in their missing hands. Here, we exploit phantom thermal sensations via a standa ...

Cell Press2024

An Investigation of Manifold-Based Direct Control for a Brain-to-Body Neural Bypass

Solaiman Shokur, Silvestro Micera, Evgenia Vladimirova Roussinova

Objective: Brain-body interfaces (BBIs) have emerged as a very promising solution for restoring voluntary hand control in people with upper-limb paralysis. The BBI module decoding motor commands from brain signals should provide the user with intuitive, ac ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2024

Remapping Wetness Perception in Upper Limb Amputees

Solaiman Shokur, Silvestro Micera, Jonathan Louis Muheim, Outman Akouissi

Recent research has made remarkable strides in restoring sensory feedback for prosthetic users, including tactile, proprioceptive, and thermal feedback. Herein, a sensory modality that has been largely neglected is explored: the ability to perceive wetness ...

Wiley2024

Thermal sensing device and sensory feedback system and method using such thermal sensing device

Solaiman Shokur, Silvestro Micera, Jonathan Louis Muheim, Outman Akouissi, Francesco Iberite

The present invention concerns a thermal sensing device (1) and a sensory feedback system and method using such thermal sensing device, comprising at least one film (19) of electrically insulating polymer defining a global surface of the thermal sensing de ...

2024

Our research path toward the restoration of natural sensations in hand prostheses

Solaiman Shokur, Silvestro Micera

The human hand, with its intricate sensory capabilities, plays a pivotal role in our daily interactions with the world. This remarkable organ possesses a wide range of natural sensors that enrich our experiences, enabling us to perceive touch, position, an ...

2024

Restoration of natural thermal sensation in upper-limb amputees

Solaiman Shokur, Simon Gallo, Giulio Rognini, Silvestro Micera, Jonathan Louis Muheim, Outman Akouissi

The use of hands for gathering rich sensory information is essential for proper interaction with the environment; therefore, the restoration of sensation is critical for reestablishing the sense of embodiment in hand amputees. Here, we show that a noninvas ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science2023

Human-machine interface for two-dimensional steering control with the auricular muscles

Solaiman Shokur, Silvestro Micera, Daniel Jose Lins Leal Pinheiro

Human-machine interfaces (HMIs) can be used to decode a user's motor intention to control an external device. People that suffer from motor disabilities, such as spinal cord injury, can benefit from the uses of these interfaces. While many solutions can be ...

FRONTIERS MEDIA SA2023

Effect of freezing of gait and dopaminergic medication in the biomechanics of lower limbs in the gait of patients with Parkinson's disease compared to neurologically healthy

Solaiman Shokur

Introduction: This study aims to evaluate the effects of medication, and the freezing of gait (FoG) on the kinematic and kinetic parameters of gait in people with Parkinson's disease (pwPD) compared to neurologically healthy. Methods: Twenty-two people wit ...

ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD2023

Neurotechnologies to restore hand functions

Solaiman Shokur, Silvestro Micera

Reaching and manipulating objects are crucial tasks that allow proactive interaction with our surroundings. However, these functions are lost after neurological disorders or traumatic events that cause hand paralysis. Neuroprosthetic technologies are medic ...

SPRINGERNATURE2023

Postural Control in Parkinson’s Disease

Mohamed Bouri, Solaiman Shokur

Balance impairment is a common symptom of Parkinson’s disease (PD), suggesting the reclassification of the PD to a tetrad: rest tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and balance impairment. Falling is the most evident symptom of inadequate balance. Falls are exp ...

Springer International Publishing2023