Event-related Potentials During Target-response Tasks to Study Cognitive Processes of Upper Limb Use in Children with Unilateral Cerebral PalsyIngar Marie Zielinski 1, Bert Steenbergen 1,2, C. Marjolein Baas 1, Pauline Aarts 3, Marijtje L. A. Jongsma 1
1Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, 2School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University, 3Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation, Sint Maartenskliniek
Several children with unilateral Cerebral Palsy seem to disregard the preserved capacity of their affected upper limb. This Developmental Disregard is extensively described in the literature but the involved cognitive processes have not been studied. To study underlying cognitive factors of upper limb control, an event-related potential protocol was developed.