EP 59. Multi-modal imaging of neural correlates of motor speed performance in the trail making test

The assessment of motor and executive functions following stroke or traumatic brain injury is a key aspect of impairment evaluation and used to guide further therapy. In clinical routine such assessments are largely dominated by pen-and-paper tests. While these provide standardized, reliable and ecologically valid measures of the individual level of functioning, rather little is yet known about their neurobiological underpinnings. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate brain regions and their associated networks that are related to upper extremity motor function, as quantified by the Motor Speed subtest of the Trail Making Test (TMT-MS) (Delis et al., 2001).

Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - August 5, 2016 Category: Neuroscience Authors: J. Camilleri, A. Reid, V. M üller, C. Grefkes, K. Amunts, S. Eickhoff Source Type: research