A PC-Based Motor Control Task for Evaluation and Serial Monitoring of Upper Extremity Motor Function

摘要

We are presenting a stimulus delivery and experimental control program that could be used for periodic monitoring of motor function following medical intervention. The ap-plication, initially developed to interface with multiple Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) units for motor control experiments, uses a pointing task with multiple levels of difficulty to provide a motor challenge to subjects. The software is optimized to acquire time and performance measures; task difficulty can be finely adjusted to individual performance, which suggests possible use in adults and children with motor disabilities.