dc.contributor.advisor | Key, Alexandra F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Aschner, Amir | |
dc.contributor.author | Maitre, Nathalie L. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-04-02T18:07:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-04-02T18:07:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-03-29 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/5060 | |
dc.description | Examined the effects of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy on sensory-motor and sensory-perceptual domains as well as speech and language processing. Requirement of PSY 296b - Honors Research, taught by Professor Megan Saylor. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Few studies have examined the effects of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) in children or its effects beyond sensory-motor domains. Evidence from adult populations suggests that CIMT is linked with cortical restructuring and could have effects on speech, language deficits, and sensory-perceptual processes, domains typically affected by cerebral palsy (CP). Using a five-day camp model, CIMT effects were tested on children age 5-12 with CP using behavioral measures and two event-related potential (ERP) paradigms –speech sound perception and picture-word matching. Data were collected at baseline, immediately after treatment, and 6 months after the camp. We found that paretic limb function improved after CIMT, and ERP waveform patters changed significantly to reflect faster processing and improved organization. These changes persisted at 6 months follow-up. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences Under the Direction of Dr. Alexandra F. Key. Dr. Nathalie Maitre collaborated. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Vanderbilt University | en_US |
dc.subject | Constraint Induced Movement Therapy | en_US |
dc.subject | Children | en_US |
dc.subject | Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Neurosciences | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Cerebral palsy -- Treatment | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Constraint-induced movement therapy | en_US |
dc.title | Impact of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy on Brain Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | CIMT impact on the brain | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.school | Vanderbilt University | en_US |
dc.description.department | Psychological Sciences | en_US |