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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"fine motor control"”.
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The effect of subconcussive blows on fine motor control
… has been shown to cause immediate impairment in motor control. However, the effect of subconcussive blows is much more controversial. The clinically accepted recovery time from concussion is 7-10 days. However, recent studies involving EEG and complex motor tasks have revealed deficits up to 12 …
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The long term effects of concussion on fine motor control
… impairment in neurocognitive function and motor control. A widely accepted recovery time from concussion is 7-10 days. However, late life health issues and evidence of chronic inflammatory scar tissue buildup in the brain have been linked to repeated head trauma. In recent …
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Multi-dimensional pre-programmed and learned fine motor control for a humanoid robot
… small piece of this puzzle, the use of sensory-motor interaction with the physical world. We postulate that the ability to manipulate and interact with the environment around oneself is integral to achieving intelligence and language. The first part of this study employs a sophisticated iCub …
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The Early Childhood Development of Inhibitory Control, Motor Control and Drawing Skills
Research has broadly shown that Inhibitory Control and drawing skills are directly associated in early childhood development. The current study extends this in three studies investigating the role of Motor Control in this relationship, and the differences between three different drawing skills in …
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Experience of Play Participation and Use of Lower Extremity Orthoses in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Case Study
… play contexts. CP is the most commonly occurring motor disability in childhood. Associated with CP, impairments in functional mobility, spasticity, varying degrees of muscle tone, ROM, and impaired gross and fine motor control are barriers to meaningful play experiences in this population. LEOs …
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Neuroimaging investigation of the motor control disorder, dystonia with special emphasis on laryngeal dystonia
… may represent an amplification of a normal motor control mechanism. As dystonia has been hypothesized to result from overactivation of normal postural programs, this study aimed to investigate the question of whether the sustained BG activity was a normal feature observed in motor control …
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Static and dynamic performance during precision fine motor tracking
Studies of static and dynamic motor control have a long research history. In most cases, studies have focused on one condition or the other. However, it is important to determine whether differences exist between the two types of task, especially when used in conjunction with task performance. …
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Effects of localised cooling and warming on neuromuscular control in young and older women
… ~3/4° C of the lower limbs on neuromuscular control in young (18-26 years) and older (65-75 years) healdiy women. The principal aims were to investigate the effects of temperature on 1) maximal voluntary isometric and isokinetic contractions, and the electromyographic signal; 2) the H reflex …
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Behavioral and Functional Brain Correlates of Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Case-Control Study
<p>completing fine motor skills involved in activities of daily living (ADLs). The primary purpose of this study was to establish neural markers of fine-motor skill impairment in children with DCD. Following a formal assessment of both fine and gross motor skills, we used MRI (magnetic resonance …
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Quantitative Movement Analysis in Endovascular Surgical Tasks for Objective Determination of Skill
… most endovascular procedures involve performing fine motor control tasks that require complex, dexterous movements, this thesis explores the potential for a standardized, objective, and quantitative means of measuring technical competence based on analysis of the kinematics of endovascular tool …
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Investigation of Future Voluntary Movement Prediction for Pathological Tremor-Alleviating Exoskeletons
… tremors usually interfere with the patient's fine motor control and may also cause psychological anxiety and social barriers. Traditional treatments, such as medication and physical therapy, can alleviate symptoms to a certain extent; however, their effects are limited, and they may also have …
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Adaptive Gaming as an Occupation: Motor Phenomena and Lived Experiences
… study examined the lived experience and motor phenomena that occur in people with disabilities during the occupation of video gaming. Historically, the occupation of video gaming, also referred to as <em>gaming</em>, has not been inclusive of individuals with disabilities due to the …
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The Long-Term Teratogenic Effect of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on the Somatosensory and Motor Cortex of Rats
… on the primary somatosensory (SI) and primary motor cortex (MI). For over 30 years, PAE has been shown to produce a triad of symptoms (growth deficits, craniofacial dysmorphologies and central nervous system disruptions) diagnosed as fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in children and adults. Since …