Real-time Video Projection in an MRI for Characterization of Neural Correlates Associated with Mirror Therapy for Phantom Limb PainFaddi G. Saleh Velez 1,2, Camila B. Pinto 1,3, Emma S. Bailin 4, Marionna Münger 1, Andrew Ellison 5, Beatriz T. Costa 1, David Crandell 6, Nadia Bolognini 7,8, Lotfi B. Merabet 4, Felipe Fregni 1
1Laboratory of Neuromodulation & Center for Clinical Research Learning, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, 2University of Chicago Medical Center, Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, 3Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Psychology Institute, University of Sao Paulo, 4The Laboratory for Visual Neuroplasticity, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, 5Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, 6Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 7Department of Psychology & Milan Center for Neuroscience, University of Milano-Bicocca, 8Neuropsychological Laboratory, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Auxologico Italiano
We present a novel combined behavioral and neuroimaging protocol employing real-time video projection for the purpose of characterizing the neural correlates associated with mirror therapy within the magnetic resonance imaging scanner environment in leg amputee subjects with phantom limb pain.
