Status:
TERMINATED
Investigating the Role of the Premotor Cortex in Higher Cognitive Functions
Lead Sponsor:
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Conditions:
Brain Injury
Chronic
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
This project aims at understanding better the role of the frontal lobe of the brain in our capacity to perceive visual information consciously, and also, in our capacity to perceive others' actions. I...
Detailed Description
This project is a twofold exploration of the functions of the premotor cortex, concerning, on the one hand, its role in conscious visual perception, and on the other hand, the part it may play in the ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy subjects chosen from a pool of adult subjects, recruited through ads.
- In the second group, the subjects are recruited from a pool of brain-damaged patients treated at the hospital de la Pitié-Salpétrière. They must suffer from a focal lesion in the prefrontal cortex.
Exclusion
- For the healthy group: any previous brain-related medical history.
- Widespread brain-damage, extending beyond the prefrontal cortex, that is to say, lesions that are not really focal.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
9 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00842413
Start Date
May 1 2007
End Date
September 1 2007
Last Update
February 12 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpétrière
Paris, France, 75013