Cortical Pharyngeal Area: Excitability, Facilitation and Plasticity in Healthy Subjects

U

University Hospital, Rouen

Status

Completed

Conditions

Healthy

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

2003/031/HP

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aims of this study are in four experimental sessions. The aims are:

to characterize the excitability of the cortical pharyngeal area with pharyngeal pressure and electromyograms (EMGs), at rest, in awake healthy subjects;
to study its facilitation by inspiration and deglutition; and
to study its plasticity by respiration and swallowing.

Enrollment

10 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 60 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria