Brain activation during laparoscopic tasks in high- and low-performing medical students: a pilot fMRI study.
Alaina GarbensBonnie A ArmstrongMarisa LouridasFred TamAllan S DetskyTom A SchweizerSimon J GrahamTeodor GrantcharovPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2019)
This study is the first to show differences between low and high performers of laparoscopic tasks at the brain level. This pilot study has shown the feasibility of using fMRI to examine laparoscopic surgical skills. Future studies are needed for further exploration of our initial findings.