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Friday 4/24 from 1:30-3:30
"The
efficacy of a rhythm and timing computer program on
functional abilities of persons with chronic stroke"
Presented by:
The University of
Cincinnati student group
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3/14 |
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3/14 |
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3/21 |
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3/21 |
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3/28 |
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4/4 |
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4/25 |
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4/25 |
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4/25 |
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6/20 |
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6/20 |
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6/27 |
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6/27 |
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The
Long Awaited Advanced Pediatric Course is Here!
This Self-study course (written
by IM Provider Mary Jones, OTR/L, LMT) provides 11 AOTA Contact
Hours (ASHA Contact Hours are currently pending approval, but
will be offered in the future).
Course
Description
Optimal treatment outcomes are more easily attained when there
are appropriate accommodations for age, developmental level,
group dynamics and environmental factors. The purpose of this
training manual is to advance the clinical application of
Interactive Metronome (IM) within
the field of pediatric practice. This course will cover
individualized clinical application of the IM from infancy
through age 18. Participants will learn the skills necessary to
adapt to often fluctuating clinical presentations with
individualized treatment approaches
that are engaging and motivating to the pediatric client. Course
participants should have completed the basic Interactive
Metronome Certification Course prior to undertaking this
advanced training.
*Contact hours are offered pending successful completion of a
written exam at the end of the course.
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Upcoming Webinars
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3/18 |
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Improving Visual Processing & Executive Skills with
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3/25 |
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Using IM for Sensory Integration: Special
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Brain
oggin' with Dr. Kevin McGrew
Brain Clock Research Bytes #3: Timing-based
interventions improve gait (Parkinson's), stroke rehab,
and golf
http://www.ticktockbraintalk.blogspot.com/ |
The IQ brain clock: Role of basal
ganglia and cerebellum

Dr. Ivry, a "mental timing scholar" (aka., IQ Brain Clock doc)
has done it again!
In a
prior post I drooled over the means by which he explained
possible different neural models of temporal processing
(the IQ Brain Clock) via visual-graphic diagrams. As a
result of his most recent article (see prior post link above), I
went and found an earlier 2004 publication (with Spencer) that
again presents an excellent visual-graphic explanation of
hypothesized different neural timing models (see figure above),
but more importantly, presents a very nice visual-graphic
explanation of the hypothesized role of the
basal ganglia (and
dopamaine), which have been repeatedly implicated in mental
timing and such clinical disorders as
Parkinson's (see figure below). I've always known that the
basal ganglia play a prominent role in mental timing, but have
never been able to grasp (probably reflecting my limitations)
the possible "why" or underlying mechanism. They offer an
interesting and understandable hypothesis.

In the Ivry and Spencer (2004) article in Current Opinion in
Neurobiology, the authors suggest that the basal ganglia works
like a gating mechanism, which I have compared to the switch
operator function in a railway system (see PPT slide show).
According to the authors, who also prominently feature the
cerebellum in brain clock timing system models:
- * The current evidence does
not preclude distributed models or hypotheses that assign a
central role for timing to another specialized system, such
as the basal ganglia. As reviewed here, the results of
imaging and lesion studies are ambiguous with respect to the
role of the basal ganglia in timing short intervals. A clear
dissociation between the cerebellar and the basal ganglia
contributions on temporal processing tasks remains elusive,
primarily because similar deficits have been observed in
patients with lesions of either structure. The cerebellar
hypothesis offers a parsimonious account over a broad set of
tasks, and neurobiologically feasible models have been
developed. Nonetheless, a specialized system hypothesis must
be able to account for similar patterns of performance
following damage to distinct systems.
- * As a starting point, we
propose that the basal ganglia are an integral part of
decision processes, operating as a threshold mechanism
(Figure 2). Activations into the basal ganglia are gated
such that only those reaching threshold are implemented
[69]. The activation functions for different decisions can
reflect multiple factors, such as goals, sensory inputs, and
contextual information. These representations engage in a
competitive process for control. According to this view, the
basal ganglia ensure that response implementation or working
memory updating does not occur until a criterion level of
activation is reached. Dopamine inputs to the striatum
modulate threshold settings, providing one mechanism by
which the competition can be biased. Thresholds for
reinforced actions are lowered, increasing the likelihood of
implementation, even if the input patterns are unchanged.
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