Crossmodal Encoding of Motor Sequence Memories

Authors

Brittany Heckel, Human Cortical Physiology and Stroke Neurorehabilitation Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MDFollow
Marianne Stephan, Human Cortical Physiology and Stroke Neurorehabilitation Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Sunbin Song, Human Cortical Physiology and Stroke Neurorehabilitation Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Leonardo G. Cohen, Human Cortical Physiology and Stroke Neurorehabilitation Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2-2015

Abstract

Background

• The field of motor rehabilitation is in need of more efficient and effective rehabilitation strategies.
• Each year, almost 2.5 million Americans suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI) and roughly 800,000 Americans experience a stroke. ^{1, 2}
• The total annual direct and indirect costs of stroke and TBI in the United States are $65.5 billion and between $48 and $56 billion, respectively.^{3, 4}
• A promising new approach may lie in using sound as a neuromodulatory tool to access motor areas of the brain.
• Pianists, for example, can improve their performance of a previously practiced musical piece just by listening to the piece before the next time they play.⁵

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