Secondary outcome measures
CORTEX, SECONDARY, BRAIN
A set of secondary outcome measures will evaluate Secondary measures will also assess A shortened version of the Balance Evaluation Systems Test called the Mini-BESTest [A set of questionnaires will also be given to participants to complete online using Qualtrics survey software (Qualtrics, Provo, Utah) in order to assess Brain activity will be measured (Pre- and Post-Training) using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) at Concordia’s PERFORM Centre. The working brain is in constant need of supply of glucose and oxygen for efficient functioning. As such, levels of oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO) and deoxygenated hemoglobin (HbR) in the brain can be used as neurobiological indicators of cortical activation. Increased brain activation leads to increased blood volume and blood flow, resulting in an increase in HbO and a decrease in HbR. Conversely, decreased brain activation leads to decreased blood volume and blood flow, resulting in a decrease in HbO and an increase in HbR. Functional near infrared spectroscopy provides a non-invasive measure of HbO and HbR fluctuations in the cerebral cortex with high temporal resolution [