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Stadler W, Hermsdörfer J. Neuromuscular effects suggest that imagery engages motor components directly - a commentary on Frank et al. (2023). PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2024; 88:1846-1848. [PMID: 38483576 PMCID: PMC11315792 DOI: 10.1007/s00426-024-01943-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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- Waltraud Stadler
- Department Health and Sport Sciences, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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- Department Health and Sport Sciences, School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Takenaka Y, Tomisaki Y, Hirose I, Sugawara K. Effects of Motor Learning on Corticospinal Tract Excitability During Motor Imagery. Percept Mot Skills 2024:315125241275212. [PMID: 39177532 DOI: 10.1177/00315125241275212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2024]
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We aimed to examine the effects of motor performance improvements produced by practice on corticospinal tract excitability during motor imagery (MI) of identical movements. Participants performed a motor task with no guidelines displayed on the monitor (performance test); the participants only imagined performing the task without performing the movement (MI test), and the participants performed the power output and then adjusted it (exercise). The output force conditions were 20, 40, and 60% of the maximum voluntary contraction, and the objective was for 21 participants to learn each output force condition. The outcome of the performance test was calculated as the difference between the actual motor output and the target. During the MI test, we applied a single transcranial magnetic stimulation during imagery, assessed the corticospinal tract excitability of the right first dorsal interosseous by motor-evoked potential (MEP) amplitude, and recorded the vividness of the MI in each trial. We evaluated performance and MI before practice (Pre-test), after 150 practice sessions (Post-test 1), and after another 150 practice sessions (Post-test 2). The MEP amplitude was significantly reduced at Post-test 2 compared to Pre-test. The vividness of the MI improved with practice. Corticospinal tract excitability during MI decreased as motor performance improved. Thus, actual motor practice was also reflected in the MI of the exercise. Performance improvement was accompanied by a decrease in redundant activity, enhancing the efficiency and appropriateness of the exercise.
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- Yuma Takenaka
- Division of Physical Therapy Science, Graduate Course of Health and Social Work, Kanagawa University of Human Services, Yokosuka, Japan
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- IMS Yokohama Higashi-Totsuka General Rehabilitation Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Division of Physical Therapy Science, Graduate Course of Health and Social Work, Kanagawa University of Human Services, Yokosuka, Japan
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Kitamura M, Kamibayashi K. Changes in corticospinal excitability during motor imagery by physical practice of a force production task: Effect of the rate of force development during practice. Neuropsychologia 2024; 201:108937. [PMID: 38866222 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2024.108937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation studies have indicated that the physical practice of a force production task increases corticospinal excitability during motor imagery (MI) of that task. However, it is unclear whether this practice-induced facilitation of corticospinal excitability during MI depends on a repeatedly practiced rate of force development (RFD). We aimed to investigate whether corticospinal excitability during MI of an isometric force production task is facilitated only when imagining the motor task with the same RFD as the physically practiced RFD. Furthermore, we aimed to examine whether corticospinal excitability during MI only occurs immediately after physical practice or is maintained. Twenty-eight right-handed young adults practiced isometric ramp force production using right index finger abduction. Half of the participants (high group) practiced the force production with high RFD, and the other half (low group) practiced the force production with low RFD. Questionnaire scores indicating MI ability were similar in the two groups. We examined the force error relative to the target force during the force production task without visual feedback, and motor evoked potential (MEP) amplitudes of the first dorsal interosseous (FDI) and abductor pollicis brevis (APB) muscles during the MI of the force production task under practiced and unpracticed RFD conditions before, immediately after, and 20 min after physical practice. Our results demonstrated that the force error in both RFD conditions significantly decreased immediately after physical practice, irrespective of the RFD condition practiced. In the high group, the MEP amplitude of the FDI muscle during MI in the high RFD condition significantly increased immediately after practice compared to that before, whereas the MEP amplitude 20 min after practice was not significantly different from that before practice. Conversely, the MEP amplitude during MI in the high RFD condition did not change significantly in the low group, and neither group had significant changes in MEP amplitude during MI in the low RFD condition. The facilitatory effect of corticospinal excitability during MI with high RFD observed only immediately after physical practice in the high RFD condition may reflect short-term functional changes in the primary motor cortex induced by physical practice.
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- Masaya Kitamura
- Graduate School of Health and Sports Science, Doshisha University, 1-3 Tataramiyakodani, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, 610-0394, Japan
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- Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Doshisha University, 1-3 Tataramiyakodani, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, 610-0394, Japan.
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Martinez-Peon D, Garcia-Hernandez NV, Benavides-Bravo FG, Parra-Vega V. Characterization and classification of kinesthetic motor imagery levels. J Neural Eng 2024; 21:046024. [PMID: 38963179 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ad5f27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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Objective.Kinesthetic Motor Imagery (KMI) represents a robust brain paradigm intended for electroencephalography (EEG)-based commands in brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). However, ensuring high accuracy in multi-command execution remains challenging, with data from C3 and C4 electrodes reaching up to 92% accuracy. This paper aims to characterize and classify EEG-based KMI of multilevel muscle contraction without relying on primary motor cortex signals.Approach.A new method based on Hurst exponents is introduced to characterize EEG signals of multilevel KMI of muscle contraction from electrodes placed on the premotor, dorsolateral prefrontal, and inferior parietal cortices. EEG signals were recorded during a hand-grip task at four levels of muscle contraction (0%, 10%, 40%, and 70% of the maximal isometric voluntary contraction). The task was executed under two conditions: first, physically, to train subjects in achieving muscle contraction at each level, followed by mental imagery under the KMI paradigm for each contraction level. EMG signals were recorded in both conditions to correlate muscle contraction execution, whether correct or null accurately. Independent component analysis (ICA) maps EEG signals from the sensor to the source space for preprocessing. For characterization, three algorithms based on Hurst exponents were used: the original (HO), using partitions (HRS), and applying semivariogram (HV). Finally, seven classifiers were used: Bayes network (BN), naive Bayes (NB), support vector machine (SVM), random forest (RF), random tree (RT), multilayer perceptron (MP), and k-nearest neighbors (kNN).Main results.A combination of the three Hurst characterization algorithms produced the highest average accuracy of 96.42% from kNN, followed by MP (92.85%), SVM (92.85%), NB (91.07%), RF (91.07%), BN (91.07%), and RT (80.35%). of 96.42% for kNN.Significance.Results show the feasibility of KMI multilevel muscle contraction detection and, thus, the viability of non-binary EEG-based BCI applications without using signals from the motor cortex.
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- D Martinez-Peon
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, National Technological Institute of Mexico (TecNM)- IT Nuevo Leon, Guadalupe, Mexico
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- National Council on Science and Technology, Saltillo, Mexico
- Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing, Research Center for Advanced Studies (Cinvestav), Saltillo, Mexico
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- Department of Basic Sciences, National Technological Institute of Mexico (TecNM)- IT Nuevo Leon, Guadalupe, Mexico
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- Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing, Research Center for Advanced Studies (Cinvestav), Saltillo, Mexico
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Harmon KK, Girts RM, Rodriguez G, Beausejour JP, Pagan JI, Carr JC, Garcia J, Roberts MD, Hahs‐Vaughn DL, Stout JR, Fukuda DH, Stock MS. Combined action observation and mental imagery versus neuromuscular electrical stimulation as novel therapeutics during short-term knee immobilization. Exp Physiol 2024; 109:1145-1162. [PMID: 38687158 PMCID: PMC11215482 DOI: 10.1113/ep091827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Limb immobilization causes rapid declines in muscle strength and mass. Given the role of the nervous system in immobilization-induced weakness, targeted interventions may be able to preserve muscle strength, but not mass, and vice versa. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of two distinct interventions during 1 week of knee joint immobilization on muscle strength (isometric and concentric isokinetic peak torque), mass (bioimpedance spectroscopy and ultrasonography), and neuromuscular function (transcranial magnetic stimulation and interpolated twitch technique). Thirty-nine healthy, college-aged adults (21 males, 18 females) were randomized into one of four groups: immobilization only (n = 9), immobilization + action observation/mental imagery (AOMI) (n = 10), immobilization + neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) (n = 12), or control group (n = 8). The AOMI group performed daily video observation and mental imagery of knee extensions. The NMES group performed twice daily stimulation of the quadriceps femoris. Based on observed effect sizes, it appears that AOMI shows promise as a means of preserving voluntary strength, which may be modulated by neural adaptations. Strength increased from PRE to POST in the AOMI group, with +7.2% (Cohen's d = 1.018) increase in concentric isokinetic peak torque at 30°/s. However, NMES did not preserve muscle mass. Though preliminary, our findings highlight the specific nature of clinical interventions and suggest that muscle strength can be independently targeted during rehabilitation. This study was prospectively registered: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05072652.
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- Kylie K. Harmon
- Department of Exercise ScienceSyracuse UniversitySyracuseNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Natural and Health SciencesPfeiffer UniversityMisenheimerNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science, School of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation SciencesUniversity of Central FloridaOrlandoFloridaUSA
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- Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science, School of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation SciencesUniversity of Central FloridaOrlandoFloridaUSA
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- Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science, School of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation SciencesUniversity of Central FloridaOrlandoFloridaUSA
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- Department of KinesiologyTexas Christian UniversityFort WorthTexasUSA
- Department of Medical EducationAnne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at Texas Christian UniversityFort WorthTexasUSA
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- School of Sport SciencesWest Virginia UniversityMorgantownWest VirginiaUSA
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- Department of Learning Sciences and Educational ResearchUniversity of Central FloridaOrlandoFloridaUSA
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- Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science, School of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation SciencesUniversity of Central FloridaOrlandoFloridaUSA
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- Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science, School of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation SciencesUniversity of Central FloridaOrlandoFloridaUSA
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- Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science, School of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation SciencesUniversity of Central FloridaOrlandoFloridaUSA
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Ali Y, Montani V, Cesari P. Neural underpinnings of the interplay between actual touch and action imagination in social contexts. Front Hum Neurosci 2024; 17:1274299. [PMID: 38292652 PMCID: PMC10826515 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1274299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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While there is established evidence supporting the involvement of the sense of touch in various actions, the neural underpinnings of touch and action interplay in a social context remain poorly understood. To prospectively investigate this phenomenon and offer further insights, we employed a combination of motor and sensory components by asking participants to imagine exerting force with the index finger while experiencing their own touch, the touch of one another individual, the touch of a surface, and no touch. Based on the assumption that the patterns of activation in the motor system are similar when action is imagined or actually performed, we proceeded to apply a single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation over the primary motor cortex (M1) while participants engaged in the act of imagination. Touch experience was associated with higher M1 excitability in the presence and in the absence of force production imagination, but only during force production imagination M1 excitability differed among the types of touch: both biological sources, the self-touch and the touch of one other individual, elicited a significant increase in motor system activity when compared to touching a non-living surface or in the absence of touch. A strong correlation between individual touch avoidance questionnaire values and facilitation in the motor system was present while touching another person, indicating a social aspect for touch in action. The present study unveils the motor system correlates when the sensory/motor components of touch are considered in social contexts.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Ishikawa K, Kaneko N, Sasaki A, Nakazawa K. Modulation of lower limb muscle corticospinal excitability during various types of motor imagery. Neurosci Lett 2024; 818:137551. [PMID: 37926294 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2023.137551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Motor imagery (MI) is used for rehabilitation and sports training. Previous studies focusing on the upper limb have investigated the effects of MI on corticospinal excitability in the muscles involved in the imagined movement (i.e., the agonist muscles). The present study focused on several lower-limb movements and investigated the influences of MI on corticospinal excitability in the lower limb muscles. Twelve healthy individuals (ten male and two female individuals) participated in this study. Motor-evoked potentials (MEP) from the rectus femoris (RF), biceps femoris (BF), tibialis anterior (TA), and soleus (SOL) muscles were elicited through transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to the primary motor cortex during MI of knee extension, knee flexion, ankle dorsiflexion, and ankle plantarflexion and at rest. The results showed that the RF MEPs were significantly increased during MI in knee extension, ankle dorsiflexion, and ankle plantarflexion but not in knee flexion, compared with those at rest. The TA MEPs were significantly increased during MI in knee extension and foot dorsiflexion, while MEPs were not significantly different during MI in knee flexion and foot dorsiflexion than those at rest. For the BF and SOL muscles, there was no significant MEP modulation in either MI. These results demonstrated that corticospinal excitability of the RF and TA muscles was facilitated during MI of movements in which they are active and during MI of lower-limb movements in which they are not involved. On the contrary, corticospinal excitability of the BF and SOL muscles was not facilitated by MI of lower-limb movements. These results suggest that facilitation of corticospinal excitability depends on the muscle and the type of lower-limb MI.
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- Keiichi Ishikawa
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1611 NW 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan.
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Tanabe J, Amimoto K, Sakai K, Morishita M. Effects of Visual-Motor Illusion via Image Videos Showing Increased Exercise Intensity on the Tibial Anterior during Sit-to-Stand Movement: A Study of Healthy Participants. Neurol Int 2023; 15:1290-1302. [PMID: 37873838 PMCID: PMC10594414 DOI: 10.3390/neurolint15040081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023] Open
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Visual-motor illusion (VMI) elicits kinesthetic sensation from visual stimulation. We have previously performed ankle motion VMI with resistance applied to the ankle joint on the paralyzed side (power-VMI (P-VMI)) and ankle motion VMI without resistance (standard-VMI (S-VMI)) to activate the tibialis anterior (TA) muscle in stroke-paralyzed patients and compared sit-to-stand (STS) durations, but these studies did not measure TA activity during the STS movement. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of different intensities of visual stimuli presented during VMI on TA and STS movement. Healthy right-footed adults (n = 18) observed two different VMI videos of ankle dorsiflexion, including S-VMI and P-VMI, with an observation time of 2 min each. STS movement was evaluated before and after watching each video. Each participant performed both S-VMI and P-VMI interventions on the same day. Only P-VMI enhanced the integrated electromyogram of the TA, increased the angular velocities of the trunk forward inclination and the ankle dorsiflexion, and shortened the STS duration. Our results indicate that P-VMI facilitates the activation of TA during STS, and we believe that we have clarified the intervention mechanism of VMI.
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- Junpei Tanabe
- Department of Physical Therapy, Hiroshima Cosmopolitan University, Hiroshima 731-3166, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Sendai Seiyo Gakuin College, Miyagi 982-0114, Japan;
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan;
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Reiwa Health Sciences University, Hukuoka 811-0213, Japan;
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B Aledi L, Flumignan CD, Trevisani VF, Miranda F. Interventions for motor rehabilitation in people with transtibial amputation due to peripheral arterial disease or diabetes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023; 6:CD013711. [PMID: 37276273 PMCID: PMC10240563 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd013711.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Amputation is described as the removal of an external part of the body by trauma, medical illness or surgery. Amputations caused by vascular diseases (dysvascular amputations) are increasingly frequent, commonly due to peripheral arterial disease (PAD), associated with an ageing population, and increased incidence of diabetes and atherosclerotic disease. Interventions for motor rehabilitation might work as a precursor to enhance the rehabilitation process and prosthetic use. Effective rehabilitation can improve mobility, allow people to take up activities again with minimum functional loss and may enhance the quality of life (QoL). Strength training is a commonly used technique for motor rehabilitation following transtibial (below-knee) amputation, aiming to increase muscular strength. Other interventions such as motor imaging (MI), virtual environments (VEs) and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) may improve the rehabilitation process and, if these interventions can be performed at home, the overall expense of the rehabilitation process may decrease. Due to the increased prevalence, economic impact and long-term rehabilitation process in people with dysvascular amputations, a review investigating the effectiveness of motor rehabilitation interventions in people with dysvascular transtibial amputations is warranted. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the benefits and harms of interventions for motor rehabilitation in people with transtibial (below-knee) amputations resulting from peripheral arterial disease or diabetes (dysvascular causes). SEARCH METHODS We used standard, extensive Cochrane search methods. The latest search date was 9 January 2023. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials (RCT) in people with transtibial amputations resulting from PAD or diabetes (dysvascular causes) comparing interventions for motor rehabilitation such as strength training (including gait training), MI, VEs and PNF against each other. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We used standard Cochrane methods. Our primary outcomes were 1. prosthesis use, and 2. ADVERSE EVENTS Our secondary outcomes were 3. mortality, 4. QoL, 5. mobility assessment and 6. phantom limb pain. We use GRADE to assess certainty of evidence for each outcome. MAIN RESULTS We included two RCTs with a combined total of 30 participants. One study evaluated MI combined with physical practice of walking versus physical practice of walking alone. One study compared two different gait training protocols. The two studies recruited people who already used prosthesis; therefore, we could not assess prosthesis use. The studies did not report mortality, QoL or phantom limb pain. There was a lack of blinding of participants and imprecision as a result of the small number of participants, which downgraded the certainty of the evidence. We identified no studies that compared VE or PNF with usual care or with each other. MI combined with physical practice of walking versus physical practice of walking (one RCT, eight participants) showed very low-certainty evidence of no difference in mobility assessment assessed using walking speed, step length, asymmetry of step length, asymmetry of the mean amount of support on the prosthetic side and on the non-amputee side and Timed Up-and-Go test. The study did not assess adverse events. One study compared two different gait training protocols (one RCT, 22 participants). The study used change scores to evaluate if the different gait training strategies led to a difference in improvement between baseline (day three) and post-intervention (day 10). There were no clear differences using velocity, Berg Balance Scale (BBS) or Amputee Mobility Predictor with PROsthesis (AMPPRO) in training approaches in functional outcome (very low-certainty evidence). There was very low-certainty evidence of little or no difference in adverse events comparing the two different gait training protocols. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Overall, there is a paucity of research in the field of motor rehabilitation in dysvascular amputation. We identified very low-certainty evidence that gait training protocols showed little or no difference between the groups in mobility assessments and adverse events. MI combined with physical practice of walking versus physical practice of walking alone showed no clear difference in mobility assessment (very low-certainty evidence). The included studies did not report mortality, QoL, and phantom limb pain, and evaluated participants already using prosthesis, precluding the evaluation of prosthesis use. Due to the very low-certainty evidence available based on only two small trials, it remains unclear whether these interventions have an effect on the prosthesis use, adverse events, mobility assessment, mortality, QoL and phantom limb pain. Further well-designed studies that address interventions for motor rehabilitation in dysvascular transtibial amputation may be important to clarify this uncertainty.
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- Luciane B Aledi
- Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Medicina de Urgência and Rheumatology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo and Universidade de Santo Amaro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Tanabe J, Amimoto K, Sakai K, Morishita M, Osaki S, Yoshihiro N, Kataoka T. Effects of visual-motor illusions with different visual stimuli on the sit-to-stand of people with hemiplegia following stroke: A randomized crossover controlled trial. Hum Mov Sci 2023; 87:103021. [PMID: 36375318 DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2022.103021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to determine the effects of different visual stimuli during visual-motor illusion on sit-to-stand in people with hemiplegia following stroke. METHODS This was a randomized crossover controlled trial. Twenty people with hemiplegia following stroke were randomly divided into groups. The video images used for visual-motor illusion were ankle dorsiflexion without resistance (standard visual-motor illusion [standard illusion]) and maximum effort dorsiflexion with resistance (power visual-motor illusion [power illusion]). People with hemiplegia following stroke underwent both illusion interventions with a 1-week washout period in between; group A started with the standard illusion intervention and group B started with the power illusion intervention. Outcomes included the sit-to-stand duration, maximum weight-bearing value, trunk movement during sit-to-stand, ankle joint movement during sit-to-stand, and active ankle dorsiflexion movement on the paralyzed side. RESULTS The angular velocity of the trunk and ankle joints increased significantly during sit-to-stand, and sit-to-stand duration decreased significantly in response only to power illusion. In addition, the change in angular velocity of active ankle dorsiflexion was significantly greater in response to power illusion than was the change in response to standard illusion. CONCLUSION Power illusion induces a greater improvement in paralyzed ankle dorsiflexion function than standard illusion, resulting in shorter sit-to-stand duration.
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- Junpei Tanabe
- Department of Physical Therapy, Hiroshima Cosmopolitan University, 3-2-1, Otsukahigashi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima 731-3166, Japan; Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 7-2-10, Higashi-Ogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 7-2-10, Higashi-Ogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Healthcare Sciences, Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences, 1-645, Nitona-cho, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Kibi International University, 8, Iga-machi, Takahashi-shi, Okayama 716-8508, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 7-2-10, Higashi-Ogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan; Department of Rehabilitation, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, 2-1-7, Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 553-0003, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 7-2-10, Higashi-Ogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan; Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kansai University of Health Sciences, 2-11-1, Wakaba, Kumatori-machi, Sennan-gun, Osaka 590-0482, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Kurashiki Rehabilitation Hospital, 21, Sasaoki, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama 710-0834, Japan
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Tanabe J, Amimoto K, Sakai K, Osaki S, Yoshihiro N, Kataoka T. Effects and Adaptation of Visual-Motor Illusion Using Different Visual Stimuli on Improving Ankle Joint Paralysis of Stroke Survivors—A Randomized Crossover Controlled Trial. Brain Sci 2022; 12:brainsci12091249. [PMID: 36138985 PMCID: PMC9496978 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12091249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Visual-motor illusion (VMI) is an intervention to induce kinesthetic sensation from visual stimuli. We aimed to compare the effects of VMI of different visual stimuli on the paralyzed side ankle joint of stroke hemiplegic patients (hemiplegic patients) and to clarify their indication. We applied two types of VMI images of ankle dorsiflexion: ankle dorsiflexion without resistance (standard VMI (S-VMI)) and maximum effort dorsiflexion with resistance (power VMI (P-VMI)). Twenty-two hemiplegic patients were divided into two groups: Group A, which received S-VMI first and P-VMI one week later (n = 11), and Group B, which received P-VMI first and S-VMI one week later (n = 11). Immediate effects were evaluated. Outcomes were the dorsiflexion angle and angular velocity, degree of sense of agency (SoA), and sense of ownership. Patient’s characteristics of cognitive flexibility were assessed using the Trail making test-B (TMT-B). Fugl-Meyer assessment and the Composite-Spasticity-Scale were also assessed. P-VMI was significantly higher than S-VMI in SoA and dorsiflexion angular velocity. Additionally, the degree of improvement in dorsiflexion function with P-VMI was related to TMT-B and degree of muscle tone. Therefore, P-VMI improves ankle function in hemiplegic patients more than S-VMI but should be performed with cognitive flexibility and degree of muscle tone in mind.
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- Junpei Tanabe
- Department Physical Therapy, Hiroshima Cosmopolitan University, Hiroshima 731-3166, Japan
- Department Physical Therapy, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-82-849-6883
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- Department Physical Therapy, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Chiba 260-0801, Japan
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- Department Physical Therapy, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan
- Department of Rehabilitation, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka 553-0003, Japan
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- Department Physical Therapy, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Kansai University of Health Sciences, Osaka 590-0482, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Kurashiki Rehabilitation Hospital, Okayama 710-0834, Japan
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The acute effects of action observation on muscle strength/weakness and corticospinal excitability in older adults. Exp Brain Res 2022; 240:1801-1810. [PMID: 35488129 PMCID: PMC9053563 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-022-06370-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Muscle weakness is a critical problem facing many older adults. Interventions targeting nervous system plasticity may show promise in enhancing strength. The purpose of this study was to examine the acute effects of action observation on muscular strength characteristics and corticospinal excitability in older adults. Isometric wrist flexion strength characteristics and corticospinal excitability of the first dorsal interosseous (FDI) were measured in 14 older adults (mean age = 73 years) in response to observation of (1) STRONG contractions of the hand/wrist, (2) WEAK contractions of the hand/wrist, and (3) a CONTROL condition. Results from repeated measures analyses of variance (ANOVAs) indicated that rate of torque development at 200 ms (RTD200) significantly decreased from PRE to POST observation for CONTROL and WEAK, but not STRONG. No other ANOVAs were significant. However, effect sizes indicated that maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) peak torque showed moderate declines following WEAK (d = − 0.571) and CONTROL (d = − 0.636), but not STRONG (d = 0.024). Similarly, rate of torque development at 30 (RTD30), 50 (RTD50), and 200 (RTD200) ms showed large declines from PRE to POST after WEAK and CONTROL, but small changes following STRONG. FDI motor-evoked potential (MEP) amplitude tended to increase over time, but these results were variable. There was a pronounced effect from PRE to 8MIN (d = 0.954) during all conditions. Action observation of strong contractions may exert a preservatory effect on muscular strength. More work is needed to determine whether this is modulated by increased corticospinal excitability. The study was prospectively registered (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03946709).
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Nakashima A, Moriuchi T, Matsuda D, Hasegawa T, Nakamura J, Anan K, Satoh K, Suzuki T, Higashi T, Sugawara K. Corticospinal excitability during motor imagery is diminished by continuous repetition-induced fatigue. Neural Regen Res 2021; 16:1031-1036. [PMID: 33269747 PMCID: PMC8224107 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.300448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Application of continuous repetition of motor imagery can improve the performance of exercise tasks. However, there is a lack of more detailed neurophysiological evidence to support the formulation of clear standards for interventions using motor imagery. Moreover, identification of motor imagery intervention time is necessary because it exhibits possible central fatigue. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to elucidate the development of fatigue during continuous repetition of motor imagery through objective and subjective evaluation. The study involved two experiments. In experiment 1, 14 healthy young volunteers were required to imagine grasping and lifting a 1.5-L plastic bottle using the whole hand. Each participant performed the motor imagery task 100 times under each condition with 48 hours interval between two conditions: 500 mL or 1500 mL of water in the bottle during the demonstration phase. Mental fatigue and a decrease in pinch power appeared under the 1500-mL condition. There were changes in concentration ability or corticospinal excitability, as assessed by motor evoked potentials, between each set with continuous repetition of motor imagery also under the 1500-mL condition. Therefore, in experiment 2, 12 healthy volunteers were required to perform the motor imagery task 200 times under the 1500-mL condition. Both concentration ability and corticospinal excitability decreased. This is the first study to show that continuous repetition of motor imagery can decrease corticospinal excitability in addition to producing mental fatigue. This study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee at the Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences (approval No. 18121302) on January 30, 2019.
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- Akira Nakashima
- Department of Rehabilitation, Juzenkai Hospital; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- School of Rehabilitation, Kanagawa University of Human Services, Yokosuka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- School of Rehabilitation, Kanagawa University of Human Services, Yokosuka, Japan
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B. Aledi L, Flumignan CDQ, Guedes Neto HJ, Trevisani VFM, Miranda Jr F. Interventions for motor rehabilitation in patients with below-knee amputation due to peripheral arterial disease or diabetes. Hippokratia 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd013711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Luciane B. Aledi
- Department of Surgery; UNIFESP - Federal University of São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery; Universidade Federal de São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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- Medicina de Urgência and Rheumatology; Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo and Universidade de Santo Amaro; São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery; Universidade Federal de São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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Yoxon E, Welsh TN. Rapid motor cortical plasticity can be induced by motor imagery training. Neuropsychologia 2019; 134:107206. [PMID: 31563576 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.107206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Previous behavioural research has revealed that motor imagery (MI) can be an effective technique to generate and enhance motor learning and rehabilitation. This MI-enhanced motor performance may emerge because MI shares overlapping neural networks with movement execution and observation and leads to the activation and neuro-plasticity of the motor system. Neurophysiological studies using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) have shown that physical and observational practice can elicit use-dependent, neuro-plastic changes in the cortical representation of movement. The purpose of the current experiment was to determine if similar changes in cortical representation of thumb movements could be elicited with MI training. Single-pulse TMS was provided over primary motor cortex to generate involuntary thumb movements before and after each of five training blocks. The dominant direction (flexion or extension) of TMS-evoked thumb movements was used as an index of the representation of thumb movements in primary motor cortex. During training, participants either imagined moving (experimental MI group) or physically moved (control PT group) their thumbs in the direction opposite to the dominant direction of their TMS-evoked thumb movements determined in the pre-training assessment. Both PT and MI training resulted in increases in the percentage of TMS-evoked thumb movements in the trained direction. These changes were apparent for the MI group after 900 imagery trials, whereas the changes were detectable in the PT group after 300 trials. These results indicate that MI can induce plastic changes similar to those of physical training, although more trials may be needed for these changes to occur.
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- Emma Yoxon
- Centre for Motor Control, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- Centre for Motor Control, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Watanabe H, Mizuguchi N, Mayfield DL, Yoshitake Y. Corticospinal Excitability During Actual and Imaginary Motor Tasks of Varied Difficulty. Neuroscience 2018; 391:81-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Munzert J, Krüger B. Task-Specificity of Muscular Responses During Motor Imagery: Peripheral Physiological Effects and the Legacy of Edmund Jacobson. Front Psychol 2018; 9:1869. [PMID: 30356730 PMCID: PMC6189391 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Motor imagery has become a key issue in cognitive neuroscience and particularly in fMRI research. However, peripheral physiological effects of motor imagery were already being studied a century ago with some research hypotheses even tracing back to Washburn (1916). This review focuses on research by Edmund Jacobson in the early 1930s. Jacobsen demonstrated that peripheral physiological effects rely on task-specific instructions: Bending the right arm elicits muscular responses in the right biceps, but not in the muscles of other limbs. This review discusses how Jacobsen examined this issue in a series of studies. This scientific spadework is worth recalling here because of its methodological innovations and its forward-looking discussion that even today, continues to be relevant for prospective research on this topic.
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- Jörn Munzert
- Neuromotor Behavior Laboratory, Department of Psychology and Sport Science, Institute of Sport Science, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Neuromotor Behavior Laboratory, Department of Psychology and Sport Science, Institute of Sport Science, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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Toriyama H, Ushiba J, Ushiyama J. Subjective Vividness of Kinesthetic Motor Imagery Is Associated With the Similarity in Magnitude of Sensorimotor Event-Related Desynchronization Between Motor Execution and Motor Imagery. Front Hum Neurosci 2018; 12:295. [PMID: 30108492 PMCID: PMC6079198 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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In the field of psychology, it has been well established that there are two types of motor imagery such as kinesthetic motor imagery (KMI) and visual motor imagery (VMI), and the subjective evaluation for vividness of motor imagery each differs across individuals. This study aimed to examine how the motor imagery ability assessed by the psychological scores is associated with the physiological measure using electroencephalogram (EEG) sensorimotor rhythm during KMI task. First, 20 healthy young individuals evaluated subjectively how vividly they can perform each of KMI and VMI by using the Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire (KVIQ). We assessed their motor imagery abilities by summing each of KMI and VMI scores in KVIQ (KMItotal and VMItotal). Second, in physiological experiments, they repeated two strengths (10 and 40% of maximal effort) of isometric voluntary wrist-dorsiflexion. Right after each contraction, they also performed its KMI. The scalp EEGs over the sensorimotor cortex were recorded during the tasks. The EEG power is known to decrease in the alpha-and-beta band (7–35 Hz) from resting state to performing state of voluntary contraction (VC) or motor imagery. This phenomenon is referred to as event-related desynchronization (ERD). For each strength of the tasks, we calculated the maximal peak of ERD during VC, and that during its KMI, and measured the degree of similarity (ERDsim) between them. The results showed significant negative correlations between KMItotal and ERDsim for both strengths (p < 0.05) (i.e., the higher the KMItotal, the smaller the ERDsim). These findings suggest that in healthy individuals with higher motor imagery ability from a first-person perspective, KMI efficiently engages the shared cortical circuits corresponding with motor execution, including the sensorimotor cortex, with high compliance.
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- Hisato Toriyama
- Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan
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- Department of Biosciences and Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan.,Keio Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
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- Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan.,Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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Yokota H, Mizuguchi N, Kakigi R, Nakata H. Modulation of corticospinal excitability during positive and negative motor imageries. Neurosci Lett 2018; 672:1-5. [PMID: 29466720 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.02.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Revised: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We investigated corticospinal excitability during positive (execution) and negative (suppression) imageries for the right and left upper and lower limbs. In the Positive Imagery tasks, sixteen subjects were instructed to repeatedly imagine rotation of the index finger of the right or left hand, or the ankle of the right or left foot. In the Negative Imagery tasks, they were asked to imagine the suppression of movements for the index finger of the right or left hand, or the ankle of the right or left foot. A single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation was delivered over the left hand primary motor cortex, and motor evoked potentials (MEPs) were recorded from the right first dorsal interosseous (FDI) muscle under all conditions. The MEP amplitudes of the FDI were significantly larger in the Positive and Negative Imagery tasks than in the resting control task during motor imagery of the right hand, left hand, and left foot, but not during that of right foot. Our results indicate that imageries of suppressing hand and foot movements enhanced corticospinal excitability.
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- Hayaka Yokota
- Faculty of Human Life and Environment, Nara Women's University, Nara City, Japan
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- The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan; Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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- Faculty of Human Life and Environment, Nara Women's University, Nara City, Japan.
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Collins BW, Cadigan EWJ, Stefanelli L, Button DC. Corticospinal excitability of the biceps brachii is shoulder position dependent. J Neurophysiol 2017; 118:3242-3251. [DOI: 10.1152/jn.00527.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Revised: 08/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of shoulder position on corticospinal excitability (CSE) of the biceps brachii during rest and a 10% maximal voluntary contraction (MVC). Participants ( n = 9) completed two experimental sessions with four conditions: 1) rest, 0° shoulder flexion; 2) 10% MVC, 0° shoulder flexion; 3) rest, 90° shoulder flexion; and 4) 10% MVC, 90° shoulder flexion. Transcranial magnetic, transmastoid electrical, and Erb’s point stimulation were used to induce motor-evoked potentials (MEPs), cervicomedullary MEPs (CMEPs), and maximal muscle compound potentials (Mmax), respectively, in the biceps brachii in each condition. At rest, MEP, CMEP, and Mmax amplitudes increased ( P < 0.01) by 509.7 ± 118.3%, 113.3 ± 28.3%, and 155.1 ± 47.9%, respectively, at 90° compared with 0°. At 10% MVC, MEP amplitudes did not differ ( P = 0.08), but CMEP and Mmax amplitudes increased ( P < 0.05) by 32.3 ± 10.5% and 127.9 ± 26.1%, respectively, at 90° compared with 0°. MEP/Mmax increased ( P < 0.01) by 224.0 ± 99.1% at rest and decreased ( P < 0.05) by 51.3 ± 6.7% at 10% MVC at 90° compared with 0°. CMEP/Mmax was not different ( P = 0.22) at rest but decreased ( P < 0.01) at 10% MVC by 33.6 ± 6.1% at 90° compared with 0°. EMG increased ( P < 0.001) by 8.3 ± 2.0% at rest and decreased ( P < 0.001) by 21.4 ± 4.4% at 10% MVC at 90° compared with 0°. In conclusion, CSE of the biceps brachii was dependent on shoulder position, and the pattern of change was altered within the state in which it was measured. The position-dependent changes in Mmax amplitude, EMG, and CSE itself all contribute to the overall change in CSE of the biceps brachii. NEW & NOTEWORTHY We demonstrate that when the shoulder is placed into two common positions for determining elbow flexor force and activation, corticospinal excitability (CSE) of the biceps brachii is both shoulder position and state dependent. At rest, when the shoulder is flexed from 0° to 90°, supraspinal factors predominantly alter CSE, whereas during a slight contraction, spinal factors predominantly alter CSE. Finally, the normalization techniques frequently used by researchers to investigate CSE may under- and overestimate CSE when shoulder position is changed.
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- Brandon Wayne Collins
- Human Neurophysiology Laboratory, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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- Human Neurophysiology Laboratory, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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- Human Neurophysiology Laboratory, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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- Human Neurophysiology Laboratory, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Corticospinal excitability for hand muscles during motor imagery of foot changes with imagined force level. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0185547. [PMID: 28957398 PMCID: PMC5619792 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The object of this study was to clarify whether corticospinal excitability controlling hand muscles changes concurrently with increases in the imagined contraction level of foot dorsiflexion. Twelve participants performed actual and imagined dorsiflexion of their right foot at three different EMG levels (10, 40 or 80% of the maximum voluntary contraction). During isometric actual- or imagined- dorsiflexion, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was delivered to the right hand area of the left primary motor cortex. Motor evoked potentials (MEPs) were recorded from the right extensor carpi radialis (ECR) and flexor carpi radialis (FCR). During actual contraction, MEP amplitudes of ECR and FCR increased with an increased EMG level of dorsiflexion. Similarly, during imagery contraction, MEP amplitudes of ECR and FCR increased with the intensity of imagery contraction. Furthermore, a correlation between MEP amplitude during actual contraction and imagery contraction was observed for both ECR and FCR. Motor imagery of foot contraction induced an enhancement of corticospinal excitability for hand muscles that was dependent on the imagined contraction levels, just as what was observed when there was an actual contraction.
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Real-time changes in corticospinal excitability related to motor imagery of a force control task. Behav Brain Res 2017; 335:185-190. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Revised: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Ruffino C, Papaxanthis C, Lebon F. The influence of imagery capacity in motor performance improvement. Exp Brain Res 2017; 235:3049-3057. [DOI: 10.1007/s00221-017-5039-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Task-dependent engagements of the primary visual cortex during kinesthetic and visual motor imagery. Neurosci Lett 2017; 636:108-112. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2016.10.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Revised: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mizuguchi N, Kanosue K. Changes in brain activity during action observation and motor imagery: Their relationship with motor learning. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2017; 234:189-204. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2017.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Neural plasticity during motor learning with motor imagery practice: Review and perspectives. Neuroscience 2016; 341:61-78. [PMID: 27890831 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Revised: 11/11/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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In the last decade, many studies confirmed the benefits of mental practice with motor imagery. In this review we first aimed to compile data issued from fundamental and clinical investigations and to provide the key-components for the optimization of motor imagery strategy. We focused on transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, supported by brain imaging research, that sustain the current hypothesis of a functional link between cortical reorganization and behavioral improvement. As perspectives, we suggest a model of neural adaptation following mental practice, in which synapse conductivity and inhibitory mechanisms at the spinal level may also play an important role.
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Hanakawa T. Organizing motor imageries. Neurosci Res 2016; 104:56-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2015.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2015] [Revised: 11/06/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Cengiz B, Boran HE. The role of the cerebellum in motor imagery. Neurosci Lett 2016; 617:156-9. [PMID: 26876446 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2016.01.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2015] [Revised: 01/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Although it is well documented that the cerebellum plays a role in motor imagery (MI), its exact role in MI is still obscure. Since motor imagery and execution of movement share common pathways, and the cerebellum has an inhibitory effect on the motor cortex, we speculated that the cerebellum also has an inhibitory role on MI. METHODS To test this hypothesis, 12 healthy individuals aged 27-47 years (mean age 33.3 years) were enrolled in the study. Subjects were asked to imagine two different tasks, one complex (MI-c) and one simple (MI-s) motor task. The intensity of anodal cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (ctDCS) was set at 2 mA for 20 min. Sham ctDCS consisted of 30s current stimulation. RESULTS MI-s resulted in significantly increased log MEP amplitude during MI, compared with control MEP amplitude,(p=0.000). The increase in log MEP amplitude during MI disappeared after anodal ctDCS. Before sham ctDCS, both MI-s and MI-c resulted in log MEP amplitude increases (p=0.000). This facilitator effect of both MI-c and MI-s on log MEP amplitude was also persistent after sham ctDCS (p=0.000). CONCLUSIONS The study demonstrates for the first time that the cerebellum has an inhibitory effect on MI. SIGNIFICANCE Combining ctDCS with MI significantly modulates corticomotor excitability.
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- Bülent Cengiz
- Motor Control Laboratory, The Clinical Neurophysiology Division of the Department of Neurology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Motor Control Laboratory, The Clinical Neurophysiology Division of the Department of Neurology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Bunno Y, Suzuki T, Iwatsuki H. Motor imagery muscle contraction strength influences spinal motor neuron excitability and cardiac sympathetic nerve activity. J Phys Ther Sci 2016; 27:3793-8. [PMID: 26834354 PMCID: PMC4713793 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.27.3793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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[Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in spinal motor neuron
excitability and autonomic nervous system activity during motor imagery of isometric
thenar muscle activity at 10% and 50% maximal voluntary contraction (MVC). [Methods] The
F-waves and low frequency/high frequency (LF/HF) ratio were recorded at rest, during motor
imagery, and post-trial. For motor imagery trials, subjects were instructed to imagine
thenar muscle activity at 10% and 50% MVC while holding the sensor of a pinch meter for
5 min. [Results] The F-waves and LF/HF ratio during motor imagery at 50% MVC were
significantly increased compared with those at rest, whereas those during motor imagery at
10% MVC were not significantly different from those at rest. The relative values of the
F/M amplitude ratio during motor imagery at 50% MVC were significantly higher than those
at 10% MVC. The relative values of persistence and the LF/HF ratio during motor imagery
were similar during motor imagery at the two muscle contraction strengths. [Conclusion]
Motor imagery can increase the spinal motor neuron excitability and cardiac sympathetic
nerve activity. Motor imagery at 50% MVC may be more effective than motor imagery at 10%
MVC.
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- Yoshibumi Bunno
- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Aomori University of Health and Welfare, Japan; Clinical Physical Therapy Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kansai University of Health Sciences, Japan
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- Clinical Physical Therapy Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kansai University of Health Sciences, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Aomori University of Health and Welfare, Japan
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Mizuguchi N, Nakata H, Kanosue K. Motor imagery beyond the motor repertoire: Activity in the primary visual cortex during kinesthetic motor imagery of difficult whole body movements. Neuroscience 2016; 315:104-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 12/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Alahmadi AAS, Samson RS, Gasston D, Pardini M, Friston KJ, D'Angelo E, Toosy AT, Wheeler-Kingshott CAM. Complex motor task associated with non-linear BOLD responses in cerebro-cortical areas and cerebellum. Brain Struct Funct 2015; 221:2443-58. [PMID: 25921976 PMCID: PMC4884204 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-015-1048-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 04/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Previous studies have used fMRI to address the relationship between grip force (GF) applied to an object and BOLD response. However, whilst the majority of these studies showed a linear relationship between GF and neural activity in the contralateral M1 and ipsilateral cerebellum, animal studies have suggested the presence of non-linear components in the GF–neural activity relationship. Here, we present a methodology for assessing non-linearities in the BOLD response to different GF levels, within primary motor as well as sensory and cognitive areas and the cerebellum. To be sensitive to complex forms, we designed a feasible grip task with five GF targets using an event-related visually guided paradigm and studied a cohort of 13 healthy volunteers. Polynomial functions of increasing order were fitted to the data. Major findings: (1) activated motor areas irrespective of GF; (2) positive higher-order responses in and outside M1, involving premotor, sensory and visual areas and cerebellum; (3) negative correlations with GF, predominantly involving the visual domain. Overall, our results suggest that there are physiologically consistent behaviour patterns in cerebral and cerebellar cortices; for example, we observed the presence of a second-order effect in sensorimotor areas, consistent with an optimum metabolic response at intermediate GF levels, while higher-order behaviour was found in associative and cognitive areas. At higher GF levels, sensory-related cortical areas showed reduced activation, interpretable as a redistribution of the neural activity for more demanding tasks. These results have the potential of opening new avenues for investigating pathological mechanisms of neurological diseases.
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- Adnan A S Alahmadi
- NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, WC1N 3BG, UK. .,Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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- NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
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- NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.,Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Wellcome Centre for Imaging Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Brain Connectivity Center, C. Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.,Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.,Brain Connectivity Center, C. Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy
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Helm F, Marinovic W, Krüger B, Munzert J, Riek S. Corticospinal excitability during imagined and observed dynamic force production tasks: Effortfulness matters. Neuroscience 2015; 290:398-405. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.01.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2014] [Revised: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kato K, Watanabe J, Muraoka T, Kanosue K. Motor imagery of voluntary muscle relaxation induces temporal reduction of corticospinal excitability. Neurosci Res 2015; 92:39-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2014.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2014] [Revised: 10/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Mizuguchi N, Yamagishi T, Nakata H, Kanosue K. The effect of somatosensory input on motor imagery depends upon motor imagery capability. Front Psychol 2015; 6:104. [PMID: 25729373 PMCID: PMC4325658 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We investigated that the relationship between motor imagery ability and the effect of tactile input associated with holding a tennis racket on motor imagery of the forehand and backhand swings. The effect was assessed by the time utilized for motor imagery (mental chronometry). Seventeen tennis players imagined forehand and backhand swings with a forehand grip, a backhand grip or while holding nothing. In all cases, imaging the swings took longer than the time taken for a real swing. For imagery of the backhand swing, holding a racket with a backhand grip decreased the imaging time (p < 0.05) as compared to the trials with a forehand grip or while holding nothing. On the other hand, holding the racket with a backhand grip tended to increase the time required for forehand swing imagery. These results suggest that a congruent grip improves, and an incongruent grip deteriorates, motor imagery of the backhand swing. For players who took a longer time in the condition where they held nothing (i.e., poor imaging ability), the effect of a congruent backhand grip was greater (r = 0.67, p < 0.01). However, a congruent forehand grip did not improve motor imagery of the forehand swing. Since 15 of the participants in the present study favored the forehand swing compared to the backhand swing, the participants would have been more familiar with the forehand swing. Thus it would have been easy to vividly imagine the (familiar) forehand swing even when they were not holding a racket. We speculate that tactile input associated with holding a tool improves a vividness of motor imagery of a less familiar movement, especially for those who have poor imaging ability. In the future, it will be important to clarify whether the effect of tactile input associated with holding a tool is dependent upon movement familiarity/performance level.
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- Nobuaki Mizuguchi
- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University , Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University , Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University , Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University , Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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Mizuguchi N, Nakata H, Kanosue K. Activity of right premotor-parietal regions dependent upon imagined force level: an fMRI study. Front Hum Neurosci 2014; 8:810. [PMID: 25339893 PMCID: PMC4189331 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
In this study, we utilized functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signals. This allowed us to evaluate the relationship between brain activity and imagined force level. Subjects performed motor imagery of repetitive right hand grasping with three different levels of contractile force; 10%, 30%, and 60% of their maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). We observed a common activation among each condition in the following brain regions; the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC), supplementary motor area (SMA), premotor area (PM), insula, and inferior parietal lobule (IPL). In addition, the BOLD signal changes were significantly larger at 60% MVC than at 10% MVC in the right PM, the right IPL, and the primary somatosensory cortex (SI). These findings indicate that during motor imagery right fronto-parietal activity increases as the imagined contractile force level is intensified. The present finding that the right brain activity during motor imagery is clearly altered depending on the imagined force level suggests that it may be possible to decode intended force level during the motor imagery of patients or healthy subjects.
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- Nobuaki Mizuguchi
- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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