Epileptic children suffer from impairments in various learning and memory tasks. Yet, no study investigated implicit learning in epileptic children. Implicit learning is not only underlying motor skills acquisition, but also social and cognitive ones. Because acquisition of new skills is optimal during childhood, the study of implicit learning mechanism in children is of major importance. The present study will be the first to explore implicit learning mechanisms in children with epilepsy. Implicit learning mechanisms can be preserved or altered.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
40
The ASRT (Alternating Serial Reaction Time) task is a computerized behavioral task measuring implicit learning. This task consists of 20 series of trials lasting 2 minutes each. In each trial, a stimulus is displayed on the screen in one of the four possible predefined locations. The participant must press a button to indicate the position of the stimulus on the screen. Response content and response time are recorded. At the end of every trial, the participant can take a break and resume the task whenever ready. The task lasts about 45 to 50 minutes.
Agathe Marcastel, PhD
Bron, Bron, France
RECRUITINGDezso Nemeth
Bron, Bron, France
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGService d'Epileptologie Clinique, des Troubles du sommeil et de Neurologie fonctionnelle de l'enfant, à Hôpital Femme Mère et Enfant,
Bron, France
RECRUITINGResponse time
Response time (in milliseconds) recorded during the ASRT task
Time frame: The day of the inclusion
Response accuracy recorded during the ASRT task
Response accuracy (percentage of correct answers)
Time frame: The day of the inclusion
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