APDM Opals Used for Continuous Recording in Infants
Dr. Beth Smith, Director of the USC Infant Neuromotor Control Laboratory, uses APDM Opals for at-home continuous recording.
Dr. Smith was awarded a Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and has recorded full-day infant limb movement to differentiate typical, delayed and impaired development. This grant was one of 60 Phase 1 grants meant to foster bold and innovative solutions to global health and development challenges.
The Infant Neuromotor Control Laboratory (INCLab) studies the development of neural control of movement during infancy and evaluates interventions for neural and functional development in infants with or at risk for developmental delay. Current projects are focused on understanding the relationship between movement experience, movement outcomes and underlying neural control. The INCLab uses Opal movement sensors to analyze infant movement experience and movement outcomes through full-day, in-home monitoring. The INCLab has a 32-channel electroencephalography system and infant headcaps for the collection and analysis of infant brain activity data related to the neural control of movement. The lab is directed by Dr. Beth A. Smith, PT, DPT, PhD, Assistant Professor of Research in the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy.
