Connectivity of Occipital and Somatosensory Cortical Areas in Blind Subjects

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)1 site in 1 country45 target enrollmentApril 1999

ConditionsBlindness Brain Mapping Healthy

DrugsO15

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Blindness
Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Enrollment: 45
Locations: 1
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 18 years ago

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Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the belief that specific areas of the brain are connected differently in blind patients than patients with sight. In addition, the study will examine the different anatomical connections between brain areas of patients who became blind early in life versus patients who became blind later.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this protocol is to test the hypothesis that the anatomical connectivity of occipital and somatosensory areas in early blind subjects differs from that in subjects who became blind later in life and from that in sighted volunteers.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 1999

End Date

November 2003

Last Updated

18 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All