Tracking a Tactile Signal Along the Nervous System

Description

Quantify the flow of a tactile signal from the stimulus at the finger at the peripheral nervous system (PNS), to the central nervous system (CNS), and to cognitive perception at the brain in young adults (Aim 1) and individuals with and without stroke (Aim 2).

Conditions

Stroke, Tactile Perception

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Study overview

Quantify the flow of a tactile signal from the stimulus at the finger at the peripheral nervous system (PNS), to the central nervous system (CNS), and to cognitive perception at the brain in young adults (Aim 1) and individuals with and without stroke (Aim 2).

Tracking a Tactile Signal Along the Nervous System

Tracking a Tactile Signal Along the Nervous System

Condition
Stroke
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Roanoke

Virginia Tech, Roanoke, Virginia, United States, 24016

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * participants who are neurotypical will be a similar age to the participants with stroke
  • * participants who are neurotypical will have no musculoskeletal and neurological conditions
  • * participants with stroke will have a single stroke incident resulting in a unilateral lesion (ischemic and hemorrhagic)
  • * participants with stroke will be in the chronic phase (\>1 year from stroke onset)
  • * participants with stroke will have an onset of stroke after the age of 18
  • * participants with stroke who meet the criteria of having the capacity to provide informed consent, regardless of aphasia
  • * minors
  • * pregnant women
  • * prisoners
  • * adults not capable of consenting on their own behalf.
  • * participants with stroke who have used antispastic injections in the past six months
  • * participants with stroke who have a lesion in the brainstem and/or cerebellum
  • * participants with stroke who have a stroke arising due to brain surgery
  • * participants with stroke who have hemineglect

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,

Netta Gurari, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Study Record Dates

2028-07-01