Computer vision detects covert voluntary facial movements in unresponsive brain injury patients

Abstract Background Many brain injury patients who appear unresponsive retain subtle, purposeful motor behaviors, signaling capacity for recovery. We hypothesized that low-amplitude movements precede larger-amplitude voluntary movements detectable by clinicians after acute brain injury. To test this...

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Main Authors: Xi Cheng, Sujith Swarna, Jermaine Robertson, Nathaniel A. Cleri, Jordan R. Saadon, Chiemeka Uwakwe, Yindong Hua, Seyed Morsal Mosallami Aghili, Cassie Wang, Robert S. Kleyner, Xuwen Zheng, Ariana Forohar, John Servider, Kurt Butler, Chao Chen, Jordane Dimidschstein, Petar M. Djurić, Charles B. Mikell, Sima Mofakham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
Series:Communications Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-01042-y
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