Status:
COMPLETED
Interaction of Right and Left Brain Hemispheres in Learning Precision Hand Movements
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Conditions:
Interhemispheric Inhibition
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Brief Summary
This study will examine how the two sides of the brain interact when learning precision hand movements. Both sides of the brain are active when a person performs an accurate hand movement. This study ...
Detailed Description
The purpose of this protocol is to investigate the changes in interhemispheric inhibition (IHI) between human motor cortices with learning of performance of an accurate motor task (pinch force control...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA
- Healthy volunteers will be eligible for the study if they are:
- are between the ages of 18-40 years;
- are right-handed;
- are able to perform tasks required by the study;
- are willing and able to give consent
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA
- Healthy volunteers will not be eligible for the study if they:
- are unable to perform the tasks;
- are left-handed;
- have a history of neurological and psychiatric illness, or of alcohol or drug abuse or severe language disturbances or serious cognitive deficits;
- have uncontrolled medical problems, such as heart, lung or kidney disease, epilepsy or diabetes mellitus, have severe tactile deficits (defined by Frey filaments exerting a force of 4 N to the distal pad of the finger);
- have a cardiac pacemaker, intracardiac lines, implanted medication pumps, neural stimulators, metal in the cranium, with the exception of dental braces.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 17 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
January 12 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
46 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00295568
Start Date
February 17 2006
End Date
January 12 2009
Last Update
July 2 2017
Active Locations (1)
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892