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BEHAVIORAL ASSESMENT OF INTERHEMISPHERIC CONNECTION IN SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN USING TASK-BASED MEASURES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AIM OF THE STUDY: To assess interhemispheric connectivity typically in healthy school-aged children using task-based observational measures Objectives: Primary objective: • To assess and profile interhemispheric connectivity in healthy school-aged children using task-based measures - a tactile intermanual transfer, bimanual coordination and bimanual tapping Secondary objective: • To establish preliminary normative reference values for task-based measures of interhemispheric connectivity in the children population. • To assess interhemispheric sensory transfer and motor coordination using tactile intermanual transfer and bimanual tapping task respectively. : Age and transfer index – there was statistically significant positively correlated (ρ = 0.428, p < 0.001) which indicates that older children had better inter-manual tactile transfer. Kruskal-Wallis analysis confirmed a statistically significant difference in transfer index between age groups (H= 24.153, p < 0.001). Age and Gap score – gap score and age were negatively correlated to a statistically significant weak to moderate degree (ρ = -0.245, p = 0.007) which indicates that there is age related decrease in the performance gap between inter- manual functions. However, a difference in the gap score between the seven age groups did not reach statistical significance (H = 10.604, p = 0.101). Age and bimanual coordination – age was positively correlated (ρ = 0.388, p < 0.001). Also, a statistically significant difference in bimanual coordination between age groups was found (H = 19.660, p = 0.003). Sex- No statistically significant differences between males and females were found for transfer index (p = 0.717), Gap score (p = 0.661) and bimanual coordination (p = 0.080); however, the difference in bimanual coordination approaches the significance level and can be considered a non- significant trend. is this publishable article in Q1 Format

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