Studying Stimulus Equivalence Learning and Brain Function in Adults Aged 18 to 75 With Acquired Brain Injury

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are investigating Stimulus Equivalence Learning SEL, a type of implicit learning where different stimuli become linked in memory without direct teaching, in adults with Acquired Brain Injury ABI, which includes conditions like stroke and traumatic brain injury. The study aims to understand how ABI might affect the ability to acquire SEL, a concept rarely used in cognitive rehabilitation after such injuries. This research is observational and led by Klimmendaal Revalidatiespecialisten. The study involves comparing adults with ABI to healthy controls. Participants will be assessed using various cognitive and memory tests on the first day, including the Modified Rutgers Equivalence Learning Task mRAET, Location Learning Test, digit span tasks from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, and other neuropsychological assessments. There are no investigational treatments or interventions instead, the focus is on measuring cognitive functions related to SEL. Participants will undergo a series of memory, attention, and learning tests during a single study visit. Researchers will collect data from these assessments to evaluate the participants cognitive abilities and their relation to stimulus equivalence learning. The study concludes after this evaluation, with no long-term treatment or follow-up involved. The total participation time is limited to the testing day.

Stimulus Equivalence Learning in Acquired Brain Injury.