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Project

Hemispheric asymmetries of human motor function: Structural, functional, and developmental aspects

Code
3G011416
Duration
01 January 2016 → 31 December 2019
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Biological and physiological psychology
    • Cognitive science and intelligent systems
    • Developmental psychology and ageing
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Neurosciences
    • Neurosciences
    • Neurosciences
Keywords
hemispheric specialization motor cognition neuroimaging
 
Project description

We will explore anatomical and functional motor asymmetries in the brains of people with situs inversus. We will also study the effect of handedness consistency on hemispheric specialization. Finally, we will document the motor recuperation of babies born with neural injury of the dominant upper limb, and explore how the brain responds to this impaired use in early motor development.