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A detailed somatotopic map of the speech articulators: a 7T fMRI study

Conditions
niet van toepassing
not applicable
Registration Number
NL-OMON56567
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
14
Inclusion Criteria

- Age above 18 years old
- Blank neurological history

Exclusion Criteria

- Noncompliance with MRI screening checklist
- Claustrophobia
- Pregnancy
- Sensation deficits
- Inability to hear the instructions presented orally in the scanner without a
hearing aid

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The main study parameter is an fMRI activity map, which describes, for each<br /><br>voxel of the somatosensory cortex, the speech articulators that generate a<br /><br>response in that voxel upon stimulation with air puffs.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Not applicable</p><br>
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