Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00024, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Davies, Theresa Claire (Queen’s University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Declines in motor control result from issues with motor cognitive perception control which is a person's ability_x000D_
to perceive and execute a task. These can result from disability, but differences are also evident in other injuries_x000D_
such as concussion. The KINARM Exoskeleton is used to help assess neurological impairments during_x000D_
reaching tasks. Participants sit in the KINARM with their arms supported at the upper arm, forearm, and hand_x000D_
while they complete different virtual tasks. This support allows motor function to be tested independent of the_x000D_
user's strength. Tests include repeating patterns, visually guided reaching, hitting virtual balls, and mirroring_x000D_
arm positions. This robot has been shown to effectively evaluate adult motor control. From normalized data_x000D_
sets, the differences among groups (neurologically impaired vs non-impaired) can be determined._x000D_
However, the ability to use this system for children has been limited. Children undergo rapid mental and_x000D_
physical development, and it is currently unclear if the data analysis methods used to assess adults would work_x000D_
for younger subjects. The rapid development could cause extremely large variance in subject performance, and_x000D_
the data may not be normally distributed. The purpose of this research is to determine protocols for testing of_x000D_
typically developed children to then allow for a normalized database to be collected with the view to compare_x000D_
motor control with individuals with disability such as cerebral palsy., program purpose french : Declines in motor control result from issues with motor cognitive perception control which is a person's ability_x000D_
to perceive and execute a task. These can result from disability, but differences are also evident in other injuries_x000D_
such as concussion. The KINARM Exoskeleton is used to help assess neurological impairments during_x000D_
reaching tasks. Participants sit in the KINARM with their arms supported at the upper arm, forearm, and hand_x000D_
while they complete different virtual tasks. This support allows motor function to be tested independent of the_x000D_
user's strength. Tests include repeating patterns, visually guided reaching, hitting virtual balls, and mirroring_x000D_
arm positions. This robot has been shown to effectively evaluate adult motor control. From normalized data_x000D_
sets, the differences among groups (neurologically impaired vs non-impaired) can be determined._x000D_
However, the ability to use this system for children has been limited. Children undergo rapid mental and_x000D_
physical development, and it is currently unclear if the data analysis methods used to assess adults would work_x000D_
for younger subjects. The rapid development could cause extremely large variance in subject performance, and_x000D_
the data may not be normally distributed. The purpose of this research is to determine protocols for testing of_x000D_
typically developed children to then allow for a normalized database to be collected with the view to compare_x000D_
motor control with individuals with disability such as cerebral palsy., agreement title english : KINARM for kids, agreement title french : KINARM for kids, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 24400.0, agreement start date : 2017-07-12, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada