Date Approved
2016
Date Posted
7-12-2016
Degree Type
Open Access Senior Honors Thesis
Department or School
Psychology
First Advisor
Renee Lajines-O'Neill
Second Advisor
Natalie Dove
Abstract
This is a single case study that investigated brain connectivity (coherence) using Magnetoencephalography (MEG) in a twenty-four-year-old male who underwent hand transplantation of his right hand at 18 months after a traumatic injury. We examined the neuromagnetic fields of the whole brain during resting state. There is little research on brain reorganization and connectivity within the brain following transplantation, specifically, during resting state. Our findings revealed increased coherence within sensory cortices of the Default Mode Network (DMN) during the early phase of recovery while enhanced coherence in motor cortical regions became apparent in the later phase of recovery.
Recommended Citation
McFarlane, Kaitlyn; Bowyer, Susan; Bagic, Anto; Gorantla, Vijay S.; Haridis, Anna; and Lajiness-O'Neill, Renee, "Sensorimotor neural plasticity following hand transplantation measured with magnetoencephalography: A case study" (2016). Senior Honors Theses and Projects. 497.
https://commons.emich.edu/honors/497