Could Variations in Technical Skills Acquisition in Surgery Be Explained by Differences in Cortical Plasticity? | Zendy

Daniel Leff | Zendy; Julian Leong | Zendy; Rajesh Aggarwal | Zendy; GuangZhong Yang | Zendy; Ara Darzi | Zendy

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Could Variations in Technical Skills Acquisition in Surgery Be Explained by Differences in Cortical Plasticity?

Author(s) -

Daniel Leff,

Julian Leong,

Rajesh Aggarwal,

GuangZhong Yang,

Ara Darzi

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

annals of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153

H-Index - 309

eISSN - 1528-1140

pISSN - 0003-4932

DOI - 10.1097/sla.0b013e31815fa42e

Subject(s) - medicine , neuroplasticity , neuroscience , cognitive psychology , dreyfus model of skill acquisition , neuroimaging , anterior cingulate cortex , automaticity , brain activity and meditation , motor skill , cognition , psychology , electroencephalography , economics , economic growth

SUMMARY/BACKGROUND: Variations in technical performance in surgery are known to exist but are poorly understood. Gaining an appreciation of these differences may have implications for technical skills training, assessment, and selection. Investigators attempting to correlate technical skill with visuospatial or perceptual tests have failed to identify surrogate markers of surgical aptitude. Evidence from unrelated fields suggests that studying brain function may advance our understanding of disparate technical performance in surgery.

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