The effect of concurrent cognitive-visuomotor multitasking and task difficulty on dynamic functional connectivity in the brain

This is to certify that the thesis prepared by Plamen Nikolov entitled " The effect of concurrent cognitive-visuomotor multitasking and task difficulty on dynamic functional connectivity in the brain " has been approved by his committee as satisfactory completion of the thesis requirement for the degree of Master of Science. ii Acknowledgements I would like to thank my advisor Dr. Ou Bai for giving me the opportunity, time, advice, guidance, and foundation to conduct research. I have learned so much from you over the years, and for this I will be eternally thankful. I would also like to thank my committee members Dr. Ding-Yu Fei and Dr. Azhar Rafiq for their support and insightful comments that aided in completion of this thesis study.

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