Investigating how the brain work when people with stroke are performing two tasks

A reduced ability to perform thinking tasks, such as remembering a shopping list whilst walking, has been reported in people recovering from a stroke. Brain imaging techniques have provided important information on how the brain works when we are thinking, moving, or feeling different emotions. This information has greatly improved our understanding of certain disorders of the brain, such as the effects of stroke, and helped plan rehabilitation strategies. 

This project will look at how the brain works when people who have had a stroke are performing two tasks, such as walking and thinking at the same time. We will use two different imaging techniques that complement each other: one giving accurate structural mapping of the brain’s activity, and the other its timing. This information should help us better understand walking control mechanisms in stroke subjects, and could be used to more effectively guide the rehabilitation of walking in people recovering from stroke.

Scientific title: Cortical Activation of cognitive motor interference (CMI) during walking

Classification:
Applied Neuroscience, Imaging

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