Gaze behavior as a novel marker for stroke recovery

The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of eye movement measures as an index of cognitive function after stroke. The development of new more revealing approaches to reveal the changes after stroke are important to better understand the process of recovery and to the develop of new treatment. This study will explore the use of eye movement as a measure of one’s ability to maintain and direct attention after stroke. This is important since the ability to control attention is fundamental to return to everyday activities and for success during the rehabilitation phase. It is expected that the measurements of eye movements will be more sensitive to the progress of stroke recovery than standard test outcomes. This information will help rehabilitation teams to better control the progress rehab sessions.

Faculty Supervisor:

William McIlroy

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Partner:

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Discipline:

Life Sciences

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University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate