To appropriately decide whether certain actions are at all possible (e.g. crossing the street, reaching for the coffee mug or sticking the hand into the slot of a letterbox in order to quickly grab the mail) is an essential ability for dealing with everyday life activities.
„Einblicke in die psychologische Forschung“: Schülerinnen und Schüler des Alexander-von-Humboldt Gymnasiums Konstanz besuchen auch dieses Jahr wieder gemeinsam mit ihrer Lehrerin Bettina Leue das Labor der AG Randerath am Zukunftskolleg der Uni Konstanz.
Left hemisphere stroke frequently leads to limb apraxia, a disorder that has been reported to impact independence in daily life and rehabilitation success. We developed a Naturalistic Action Therapy that trains object selection and application with an errorless learning and a shaping approach. The training includes supported self-evaluation. The procedure is documented in detail and easy to administer and thus may have the potential to be applied by relatives. The results of our recent...
