Brain Function
Conditions
Keywords
Comparison of experienced and novice laparoscopic surgeons
Brief summary
The purpose of the research is to determine how practicing laparoscopic motor tasks affects the functional anatomy of the brain, and to investigate whether there is a correlation between surgical experience and functional brain activition. Additionaly, the investigators plan to use eye-tracking technology to see if the use of this technology can distinguish surgeons of various skill levels. The investigators hope that this study leads to new and effective methods of training surgical residents. All of the data will be collected at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, and may be used in future studies, which may or may not be related to urological diseases.
Interventions
OTHERobservational
PET Scan
Sponsors
Northwell Health
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
25 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Urology resident or fellow at Long-Island Jewish Hospital 2. Urology attending surgeon with previous laparoscopic experience 3. Medical Student Research Fellow with no previous laparoscopic experience 4. Right hand dominant subjects 5. No known neorologic defect reported by the subject -
Exclusion criteria
1. Left-hand dominant subjects 2. Self-reported neurologic defect reported by the subject -
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Laparoscopic experience | 2010 |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed