Status:
COMPLETED
Changes in the Posterior Parietal Cortex - Primary Motor Cortex Pathway Induced by Motor Training
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Conditions:
Movement Disorders
Heathly Subjects
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Brief Summary
Objective When learning to tap to a rhythm the brain has to coordinate information from different senses (eyes, ears, touch). This information has to be integrated into a movement plan to allow a smo...
Detailed Description
Objective When learning to tap to a rhythm the brain has to coordinate information from different senses (eyes, ears, touch). This information has to be integrated into a movement plan to allow a smo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION:
- Age over 18 years
- Absence of any neurologic condition that might affect performance of the tasks in these experiments
- Right handedness
- EXCLUSION:
- Taking medications which include antidepressants, anxiolytics, anticonvulsants, antipsychotics, antiparkinson, hypnotics, stimulants, and/or antihistamines
- Received botulinum toxin injection within 3 months of starting the protocol
- History of seizure disorder
- Presence of implanted devised such as pacemakers, medication pumps or defibrillators, metal in the cranium except mouth, intracardiac lines, history of shrapnel injury or any other condition/device that may contraindicated or prevent the acquisition of MRI
- A serious medical illness which prevents them from lying flat for up to 60 minutes
- Claustrophobia (fear of tight spaces), which prevents them from lying still in a tight or small space for up to 40 minutes
- Five years or more of formal musical education in any instrument
- Current pregnancy
- Known hearing loss
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 14 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 29 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00904332
Start Date
May 14 2009
End Date
December 29 2011
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