Developmental diseases (e.g., cerebral palsy, and “lazy eye”) often affect a patient’s ability to process sensory stimuli (sight, sound, touch) and to execute motor behaviors. These deficits are caused by abnormalities in brain structure and function which are poorly understood and, moreover, may vary from patient to patient. This project concerns the design and implementation of a computer-based test of a patient’s ability to track a moving target with either the hand or the eye. The test variables will be target velocity and target visibility. The quantitative analysis of tracking performance will enable a better understanding of the neural deficit in developmental disease and its variability from patient to patient. This test may serve as an improved diagnostic tool for underserved patient populations such as infants and sufferers of cognitive impairment. Keywords: sensorimotor systems and rehabilitation, target tracking, eye tracking, system identification, bioengineering.
Undergraduate
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