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Reddy NA, Clements RG, Brooks JCW, Bright MG. Simultaneous cortical, subcortical, and brainstem mapping of sensory activation. Cereb Cortex 2024; 34:bhae273. [PMID: 38940832 PMCID: PMC11212354 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhae273] [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: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 06/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024] Open
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Nonpainful tactile sensory stimuli are processed in the cortex, subcortex, and brainstem. Recent functional magnetic resonance imaging studies have highlighted the value of whole-brain, systems-level investigation for examining sensory processing. However, whole-brain functional magnetic resonance imaging studies are uncommon, in part due to challenges with signal to noise when studying the brainstem. Furthermore, differentiation of small sensory brainstem structures such as the cuneate and gracile nuclei necessitates high-resolution imaging. To address this gap in systems-level sensory investigation, we employed a whole-brain, multi-echo functional magnetic resonance imaging acquisition at 3T with multi-echo independent component analysis denoising and brainstem-specific modeling to enable detection of activation across the entire sensory system. In healthy participants, we examined patterns of activity in response to nonpainful brushing of the right hand, left hand, and right foot (n = 10 per location), and found the expected lateralization, with distinct cortical and subcortical responses for upper and lower limb stimulation. At the brainstem level, we differentiated the adjacent cuneate and gracile nuclei, corresponding to hand and foot stimulation respectively. Our findings demonstrate that simultaneous cortical, subcortical, and brainstem mapping at 3T could be a key tool to understand the sensory system in both healthy individuals and clinical cohorts with sensory deficits.
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Affiliation(s)
- Neha A Reddy
- Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, United States
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, United States
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- School of Psychology, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, United States
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Reddy NA, Clements RG, Brooks JCW, Bright MG. Simultaneous cortical, subcortical, and brainstem mapping of sensory activation. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.04.11.589099. [PMID: 38659741 PMCID: PMC11042175 DOI: 10.1101/2024.04.11.589099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
Abstract
Non-painful tactile sensory stimuli are processed in the cortex, subcortex, and brainstem. Recent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have highlighted the value of whole-brain, systems-level investigation for examining pain processing. However, whole-brain fMRI studies are uncommon, in part due to challenges with signal to noise when studying the brainstem. Furthermore, the differentiation of small sensory brainstem structures such as the cuneate and gracile nuclei necessitates high resolution imaging. To address this gap in systems-level sensory investigation, we employed a whole-brain, multi-echo fMRI acquisition at 3T with multi-echo independent component analysis (ME-ICA) denoising and brainstem-specific modeling to enable detection of activation across the entire sensory system. In healthy participants, we examined patterns of activity in response to non-painful brushing of the right hand, left hand, and right foot, and found the expected lateralization, with distinct cortical and subcortical responses for upper and lower limb stimulation. At the brainstem level, we were able to differentiate the small, adjacent cuneate and gracile nuclei, corresponding to hand and foot stimulation respectively. Our findings demonstrate that simultaneous cortical, subcortical, and brainstem mapping at 3T could be a key tool to understand the sensory system in both healthy individuals and clinical cohorts with sensory deficits.
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Affiliation(s)
- Neha A. Reddy
- Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
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Snyder DB, Beardsley SA, Hyngstrom AS, Schmit BD. Cortical effects of wrist tendon vibration during an arm tracking task in chronic stroke survivors: An EEG study. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0266586. [PMID: 38127998 PMCID: PMC10735026 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266586] [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: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to characterize changes in cortical activity and connectivity in stroke survivors when vibration is applied to the wrist flexor tendons during a visuomotor tracking task. Data were collected from 10 chronic stroke participants and 10 neurologically-intact controls while tracking a target through a figure-8 pattern in the horizontal plane. Electroencephalography (EEG) was used to measure cortical activity (beta band desynchronization) and connectivity (beta band task-based coherence) with movement kinematics and performance error also being recorded during the task. All participants came into our lab on two separate days and performed three blocks (16 trials each, 48 total trials) of tracking, with the middle block including vibration or sham applied at the wrist flexor tendons. The order of the sessions (Vibe vs. Sham) was counterbalanced across participants to prevent ordering effects. During the Sham session, cortical activity increased as the tracking task progressed (over blocks). This effect was reduced when vibration was applied to controls. In contrast, vibration increased cortical activity during the vibration period in participants with stroke. Cortical connectivity increased during vibration, with larger effect sizes in participants with stroke. Changes in tracking performance, standard deviation of hand speed, were observed in both control and stroke groups. Overall, EEG measures of brain activity and connectivity provided insight into effects of vibration on brain control of a visuomotor task. The increases in cortical activity and connectivity with vibration improved patterns of activity in people with stroke. These findings suggest that reactivation of normal cortical networks via tendon vibration may be useful during physical rehabilitation of stroke patients.
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- Dylan B. Snyder
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Effect of plantar vibration on static and dynamic balance in stroke patients: a randomised controlled study. Physiotherapy 2022; 116:1-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2022.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Liu Y, Wang W, Xu W, Cheng Q, Ming D. Quantifying the Generation Process of Multi-Level Tactile Sensations via ERP Component Investigation. Int J Neural Syst 2021; 31:2150049. [PMID: 34635035 DOI: 10.1142/s0129065721500490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Humans obtain characteristic information such as texture and weight of external objects, relying on the brain's integration and classification of tactile information; however, the decoding mechanism of multi-level tactile information is relatively elusive from the temporal sequence. In this paper, nonvariant frequency, along with the variant pulse width of electrotactile stimulus, was performed to generate multi-level pressure sensation. Event-related potentials (ERPs) were measured to investigate the mechanism of whole temporal tactile processing. Five ERP components, containing P100-N140-P200-N200-P300, were observed. By establishing the relationship between stimulation parameters and ERP component amplitudes, we found the following: (1) P200 is the most significant component for distinguishing multi-level tactile sensations; (2) P300 is correlated well with the subjective judgment of tactile sensation. The temporal sequence of brain topographies was implemented to clarify the spatiotemporal characteristics of the tactile process, which conformed to the serial processing model in neurophysiology and cortical network response area described by fMRI. Our results can help further clarify the mechanism of tactile sequential processing, which can be applied to improve the tactile BCI performance, sensory enhancement, and clinical diagnosis for doctors to evaluate the tactile process disorders by examining the temporal ERP components.
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- Yuan Liu
- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, 406 South Jiefang Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, P. R. China
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Tyganov SA, Mochalova EP, Melnikov IY, Vikhlyantsev IM, Ulanova AD, Sharlo KA, Mirzoev TM, Shenkman BS. NOS-dependent effects of plantar mechanical stimulation on mechanical characteristics and cytoskeletal proteins in rat soleus muscle during hindlimb suspension. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21905. [PMID: 34569672 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202100783r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The study was aimed at investigating the mechanisms and structures which determine mechanical properties of skeletal muscles under gravitational unloading and plantar mechanical stimulation (PMS). We hypothesized that PMS would increase NO production and prevent an unloading-induced reduction in skeletal muscle passive stiffness. Wistar rats were hindlimb suspended and subjected to a daily PMS and one group of stimulated animals was also treated with nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor (L-NAME). Animals received mechanical stimulation of the feet for 4 h a day throughout 7-day hindlimb suspension (HS) according to a scheme that mimics the normal walking of the animal. Seven-day HS led to a significant reduction in soleus muscle weight by 25%. However, PMS did not prevent the atrophic effect induced by HS. Gravitational unloading led to a significant decrease in maximum isometric force and passive stiffness by 38% and 31%, respectively. The use of PMS prevented a decrease in the maximum isometric strength of the soleus muscle. At the same time, the passive stiffness of the soleus in the PMS group significantly exceeded the control values by 40%. L-NAME (NOS inhibitor) administration attenuated the effect of PMS on passive stiffness and maximum force of the soleus muscle. The content of the studied cytoskeletal proteins (α-actinin-2, α-actinin-3, desmin, titin, nebulin) decreased after 7-day HS, but this decrease was successfully prevented by PMS in a NOS-dependent manner. We also observed significant decreases in mRNA expression levels of α-actinin-2, desmin, and titin after HS, which was prevented by PMS. The study also revealed a significant NOS-dependent effect of PMS on the content of collagen-1a, but not collagen-3a. Thus, PMS during mechanical unloading is able to maintain soleus muscle passive tension and force as well as mRNA transcription and protein contents of cytoskeletal proteins in a NOS-dependent manner.
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- Sergey A Tyganov
- Myology Laboratory, Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Myology Laboratory, Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Myology Laboratory, Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia
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- Myology Laboratory, Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Myology Laboratory, Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Myology Laboratory, Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Li W, Xu Q, Li Y, Li C, Wu F, Ji L. EEG characteristics in “eyes-open” versus “eyes-closed” condition during vibrotactile stimulation. Biomed Signal Process Control 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bspc.2021.102759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Arikan BE, Voudouris D, Voudouri-Gertz H, Sommer J, Fiehler K. Reach-relevant somatosensory signals modulate activity in the tactile suppression network. Neuroimage 2021; 236:118000. [PMID: 33864902 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Somatosensory signals on a moving limb are typically suppressed. This results mainly from a predictive mechanism that generates an efference copy, and attenuates the predicted sensory consequences of that movement. Sensory feedback is, however, important for movement control. Behavioral studies show that the strength of suppression on a moving limb increases during somatosensory reaching, when reach-relevant somatosensory signals from the target limb can be additionally used to plan and guide the movement, leading to increased reliability of sensorimotor predictions. It is still unknown how this suppression is neurally implemented. In this fMRI study, participants reached to a somatosensory (static finger) or an external target (touch-screen) without vision. To probe suppression, participants detected brief vibrotactile stimuli on their moving finger shortly before reach onset. As expected, sensitivity to probes was reduced during reaching compared to baseline (resting), and this suppression was stronger during somatosensory than external reaching. BOLD activation associated with suppression was also modulated by the reach target: relative to baseline, processing of probes during somatosensory reaching led to distinct BOLD deactivations in somatosensory regions (postcentral gyrus, supramarginal gyrus-SMG) whereas probes during external reaching led to deactivations in the cerebellum. In line with the behavioral results, we also found additional deactivations during somatosensory relative to external reaching in the supplementary motor area, a region linked with sensorimotor prediction. Somatosensory reaching was also linked with increased functional connectivity between the left SMG and the right parietal operculum along with the right anterior insula. We show that somatosensory processing on a moving limb is reduced when additional reach-relevant feedback signals from the target limb contribute to the movement, by down-regulating activation in regions associated with predictive and feedback processing.
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- Belkis Ezgi Arikan
- Experimental Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Otto-Behaghel Str. 10F, D-35394 Giessen, Germany.
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- Experimental Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Otto-Behaghel Str. 10F, D-35394 Giessen, Germany
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- Experimental Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Otto-Behaghel Str. 10F, D-35394 Giessen, Germany
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- Core Facility Brain Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Philipps University Marburg, Rudolf-Bultmann-Str. 9, 35039 Marburg, Germany
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- Experimental Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Otto-Behaghel Str. 10F, D-35394 Giessen, Germany; Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), University of Marburg and Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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Maltempo T, Pitzalis S, Bellagamba M, Di Marco S, Fattori P, Galati G, Galletti C, Sulpizio V. Lower visual field preference for the visuomotor control of limb movements in the human dorsomedial parietal cortex. Brain Struct Funct 2021; 226:2989-3005. [PMID: 33738579 PMCID: PMC8541995 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-021-02254-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Visual cues coming from the lower visual field (VF) play an important role in the visual guidance of upper and lower limb movements. A recently described region situated in the dorsomedial parietal cortex, area hPEc (Pitzalis et al. in NeuroImage 202:116092, 2019), might have a role in integrating visually derived information with somatomotor signals to guide limb interaction with the environment. In macaque, it has been demonstrated that PEc receives visual information mostly from the lower visual field but, to date, there has been no systematic investigation of VF preference in the newly defined human homologue of macaque area PEc (hPEc). Here we examined the VF preferences of hPEc while participants performed a visuomotor task implying spatially directed delayed eye-, hand- and foot-movements towards different spatial locations within the VF. By analyzing data as a function of the different target locations towards which upcoming movements were planned (and then executed), we observed the presence of asymmetry in the vertical dimension of VF in area hPEc, being this area more strongly activated by limb movements directed towards visual targets located in the lower compared to the upper VF. This result confirms the view, first advanced in macaque monkey, that PEc is involved in processing visual information to guide body interaction with the external environment, including locomotion. We also observed a contralateral dominance for the lower VF preference in the foot selective somatomotor cortex anterior to hPEc. This result might reflect the role of this cortex (which includes areas PE and S-I) in providing highly topographically organized signals, likely useful to achieve an appropriate foot posture during locomotion.
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- Teresa Maltempo
- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy.,Department of Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging, Santa Lucia Foundation (IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy.,Department of Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging, Santa Lucia Foundation (IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy.,Department of Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging, Santa Lucia Foundation (IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy.,Department of Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging, Santa Lucia Foundation (IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia), Rome, Italy.,Department of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging, Santa Lucia Foundation (IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia), Rome, Italy.,Department of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging, Santa Lucia Foundation (IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia), Rome, Italy. .,Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. .,Department of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185, Rome, Italy.
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Li W, Li C, Liu P, Li Y, Xiang Y, Jia T, Xu Q, Ji L. Development and Preliminary Validation of a Pneumatic Focal Vibration System to the Mitigation of Post-Stroke Spasticity. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2021; 29:380-388. [PMID: 33460383 DOI: 10.1109/tnsre.2021.3052187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Some evidence has demonstrated that focal vibration (FV) plays an important role in the mitigation of spasticity. However, the research on developing the FV system to mitigate the spasticity effectively has been seldom reported. To relieve post-stroke spasticity, a new pneumatic FV system has been proposed in this paper. An image processing approach, in which the edge of vibration actuator was identified by the Canny edge detector, was utilized to quantify this system's parameters: the frequency ranging from 44 Hz to 128 Hz and the corresponding amplitude. Taking one FV protocol with the frequency of 87 Hz and the amplitude 0.28 mm of this system as an example, a clinical experiment was carried out. In the clinical experiment, FV was applied over the muscle belly of the antagonist of spastic muscle for twelve chronic spastic stroke patients. Spasticity was quantified by the muscle compliance and area under the curve for muscle (AUC_muscle). The result has demonstrated that, in the state of flexion of spastic muscle, the AUC_muscle and muscle compliance of the spastic muscle significantly increased immediately after FV compared with before-FV, illustrating the mitigation of the spasticity. This study will not only provide a potential tool to relieve post-stroke spasticity, but also contribute to improving the sensory and motor function of patients with other neurological diseases, e.g. spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson and dystonia, etc.
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Herman AM, Palmer C, Azevedo RT, Tsakiris M. Neural divergence and convergence for attention to and detection of interoceptive and somatosensory stimuli. Cortex 2020; 135:186-206. [PMID: 33385747 DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2020.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Body awareness is constructed by signals originating from within and outside the body. How do these apparently divergent signals converge? We developed a signal detection task to study the neural convergence and divergence of interoceptive and somatosensory signals. Participants focused on either cardiac or tactile events and reported their presence or absence. Beyond some evidence of divergence, we observed a robust overlap in the pattern of activation evoked across both conditions in frontal areas including the insular cortex, as well as parietal and occipital areas, and for both attention and detection of these signals. Psycho-physiological interaction analysis revealed that right insular cortex connectivity was modulated by the conscious detection of cardiac compared to somatosensory sensations, with greater connectivity to occipito-parietal regions when attending to cardiac signals. Our findings speak in favour of the inherent convergence of bodily-related signals and move beyond the apparent antagonism between exteroception and interoception.
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- Aleksandra M Herman
- Lab of Action and Body, Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.
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- ABCD Coordinating Center, Center for Human Development (CHD), University of California, San Diego, USA
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- Lab of Action and Body, Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK; The Warburg Institute, School of Advanced Study, University of London, UK; Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Hok P, Hlustik P. Modulation of the human sensorimotor system by afferent somatosensory input: evidence from experimental pressure stimulation and physiotherapy. Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub 2020; 164:371-379. [PMID: 33205755 DOI: 10.5507/bp.2020.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Peripheral afferent input is critical for human motor control and motor learning. Both skin and deep muscle mechanoreceptors can affect motor behaviour when stimulated. Whereas some modalities such as vibration have been employed for decades to alter cutaneous and proprioceptive input, both experimentally and therapeutically, the central effects of mechanical pressure stimulation have been studied less frequently. This discrepancy is especially striking when considering the limited knowledge of the neurobiological principles of frequently used physiotherapeutic techniques that utilise peripheral stimulation, such as reflex locomotion therapy. Our review of the available literature pertaining to pressure stimulation focused on transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and neuroimaging studies, including both experimental studies in healthy subjects and clinical trials. Our search revealed a limited number of neuroimaging papers related to peripheral pressure stimulation and no evidence of effects on cortical excitability. In general, the majority of imaging studies agreed on the significant involvement of cortical motor areas during the processing of pressure stimulation. Recent data also point to the specific role of subcortical structures, such as putamen or brainstem reticular formation. A thorough comparison of the published results often demonstrated, however, major inconsistencies which are thought to be due to variable stimulation protocols and statistical power. In conclusion, localised peripheral sustained pressure is a potent stimulus inducing changes in cortical activation within sensory and motor areas. Despite historical evidence for modulation of motor behaviour, no direct link can be established based on available fMRI and electrophysiological data. We highlight the limited amount of research devoted to this stimulus modality, emphasise current knowledge gaps, present recent developments in the field and accentuate evidence awaiting replication or confirmation in future neuroimaging and electrophysiological studies.
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- Pavel Hok
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, and University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, and University Hospital Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Önal B, Karaca G, Sertel M. Immediate Effects of Plantar Vibration on Fall Risk and Postural Stability in Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2020; 29:105324. [PMID: 32992184 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105324] [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: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Local vibration can improve balance problems of individuals with stroke when applied to the plantar region. AIMS This study aimed to determine the immediate effect of local vibration applied to the plantar region on fall risk and postural stability in patients with stroke. STUDY DESIGN Randomized controlled study. METHODS 30 patients (23 male,7 female) with stroke were randomized to either vibration (n = 15; 58.47 ± 8.23 years) or control (n = 15; 58.27 ± 9.50 years) groups. Before and after the intervention, the patients were evaluated using a Biodex Balance System. Local vibration was applied to the plantar region of two feet in the supine position using a vibration device for a total of 15 min to the individuals in the vibration group. While the patients in the placebo group were in the supine position, the device was brought into contact and no vibration was applied to the plantar region of two feet for 15 min. RESULTS While significant improvements were observed in the postural stability and fall risk of the vibration group (p < 0.05), no significant change was observed in the placebo group (p > 0.05). Furthermore, significant improvements occurred in the SD values of the postural stability expressing postural oscillation in the vibration group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION As a result of local vibration applied to the plantar region, immediate (within 5 min) significant improvements in postural stability and fall risk values were detected.
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- Birol Önal
- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Ankara Memorial Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Kırıkkale University Faculty of Health Sciences, Kırıkkale, Turkey.
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Jia S, Wang L, Wang H, Lv X, Wu J, Yan T, Li C, Hu B. Pneumatical-Mechanical Tactile Stimulation Device for Somatotopic Mapping of Body Surface During fMRI. J Magn Reson Imaging 2020; 52:1093-1101. [PMID: 32359119 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.27144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a need for devices that allow reproducible stimulation of skin areas of humans for investigating somatosensory mapping of the whole-body surface. However, their design is not simple, due to the magnetic field of MRI scanners. PURPOSE To accurately characterize the mapping of somatosensory presentation of the whole-body surface of subjects during functional (f)MRI scans. STUDY TYPE Prospective. POPULATION A water phantom and six healthy participants (age 23-27 years; two males) were recruited for the fMRI experiment. FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE T1 -weighted magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition gradient-echo, T2 *-weighted gradient echo sequence at 3T. ASSESSMENT The stimulation device for somatotopic mapping was composed of three units: an air-generating unit, a control unit, and an execution unit. The fMRI in response to tactile stimulation was measured to characterize somatotopic mapping of the right-side body consisting of hand, arm, and leg in six healthy subjects. STATISTICAL TESTS Pared-samples t-test for the conditions in SII. RESULTS The pneumatical-mechanical tactile stimulation offered a wide range of stimulation intensities (0-400 g) in each channel. The predetermined physical pressure was successfully reached within ~5 msec and returned to baseline within 5 msec after the end of stimulation. With this tactile device, the digressive rate of the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) (271.44 without the device, 269.68 with the device) was 0.65% in the magnetic field environment. For the fMRI experiment, the primary somatosensory activation contralateral to the stimulation site was detected in response to spatial task and attentive task. DATA CONCLUSION This stimulation device characterized the mapping of somatosensory representation of the whole-body surface in individual participants during fMRI scans. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 2. TECHNICAL EFFICACY STAGE 1. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2020;52:1093-1101.
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- Shikui Jia
- Intelligent Robotics Institute, School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Intelligent Robotics Institute, School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Intelligent Robotics Institute, School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Intelligent Robotics Institute, School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Intelligent Robotics Institute, School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Seri FAS, Abd Hamid AI, Abdullah JM, Idris Z, Omar H. Brain responses to high frequencies (270 Hz-480 Hz) changes due to vibratory stimulation of human fingertips: An fMRI study. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS: CONFERENCE SERIES 2020; 1497:012012. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1497/1/012012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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This fMRI study investigated the effects of vibratory stimulation on somatosensory areas during high-frequencies stimulation using a piezoelectric finger stimulation system during an fMRI scan. Twelve healthy right-handed subjects were stimulated at 270 Hz-480 Hz and the fMRI dataset was analysed to generate the activated regions due to the high-frequencies stimulation. The activated regions were identified and thresholded at Puncorrected<0.001 for multiple comparisons. The average effect of frequencies revealed significant activation in the left thalamus, right inferior parietal gyrus, right medial frontal gyrus, and right precuneus whereas the main effect of frequencies revealed significant activation in the left thalamus. The positive effect of frequencies displayed significant activation in the left pallidum, right amygdala, right superior temporal gyrus, right medial temporal gyrus. The vibratory stimulation at a frequency of 330 Hz and 360 Hz (330 Hz<360 Hz) revealed a significant difference in the left thalamus. Findings indicated the role of the secondary somatosensory areas processing and transporting sensory information to perform the perceptual and cognitive function.
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Miyara K, Kawamura K, Matsumoto S, Ohwatashi A, Itashiki Y, Uema T, Noma T, Ikeda K, Shimodozono M. Acute changes in cortical activation during active ankle movement after whole-body vibration for spasticity in hemiplegic legs of stroke patients: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. Top Stroke Rehabil 2019; 27:67-74. [DOI: 10.1080/10749357.2019.1659639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Kodai Miyara
- Department of Rehabilitation, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
- Department of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Course of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science, Nihon Fukushi University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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Pitzalis S, Serra C, Sulpizio V, Di Marco S, Fattori P, Galati G, Galletti C. A putative human homologue of the macaque area PEc. Neuroimage 2019; 202:116092. [PMID: 31408715 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The cortical area PEc is anatomically and functionally well-defined in macaque, but it is unknown whether it has a counterpart in human. Since we know that macaque PEc, but not the nearby posterior regions, hosts a lower limb representation, in an attempt to recognize a possible human PEc we looked for the existence of leg representations in the human parietal cortex using individual cortical surface-based analysis, task-evoked paradigms and resting-state functional connectivity. fMRI images were acquired while thirty-one participants performed long-range leg movements through an in-house MRI-compatible set-up. We revealed the existence of multiple leg representations in the human dorsomedial parietal cortex, here defined as S-I (somatosensory-I), hPE (human PE, in the postcentral sulcus), and hPEc (human PEc, in the anterior precuneus). Among the three "leg" regions, hPEc had a unique functional profile, in that it was the only one responding to both arm and leg movements, to both hand-pointing and foot pointing movements, and to flow field visual stimulation, very similar to macaque area PEc. In addition, hPEc showed functional connections with the somatomotor regions hosting a lower limb representation, again as in macaque area PEc. Therefore, based on similarity in brain position, functional organization, cortical connections, and relationship with the neighboring areas, we propose that this cortical region is the human homologue of macaque area PEc.
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- Sabrina Pitzalis
- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome ''Foro Italico", 00135, Rome, Italy; Department of Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging, Santa Lucia Foundation (IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia), 00142, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome ''Foro Italico", 00135, Rome, Italy; Department of Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging, Santa Lucia Foundation (IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia), 00142, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging, Santa Lucia Foundation (IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia), 00142, Rome, Italy; Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome ''Foro Italico", 00135, Rome, Italy; Department of Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging, Santa Lucia Foundation (IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia), 00142, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging, Santa Lucia Foundation (IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia), 00142, Rome, Italy; Brain Imaging Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Sapienza University, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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Ashida R, Cerminara NL, Edwards RJ, Apps R, Brooks JCW. Sensorimotor, language, and working memory representation within the human cerebellum. Hum Brain Mapp 2019; 40:4732-4747. [PMID: 31361075 PMCID: PMC6865458 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The cerebellum is involved in a wide range of behaviours. A key organisational principle from animal studies is that somatotopically corresponding sensory input and motor output reside in the same cerebellar cortical areas. However, compelling evidence for a similar arrangement in humans and whether it extends to cognitive functions is lacking. To address this, we applied cerebellar optimised whole‐brain functional MRI in 20 healthy subjects. To assess spatial overlap within the sensorimotor and cognitive domains, we recorded activity to a sensory stimulus (vibrotactile) and a motor task; the Sternberg verbal working memory (VWM) task; and a verb generation paradigm. Consistent with animal data, sensory and motor activity overlapped with a somatotopic arrangement in ipsilateral areas of the anterior and posterior cerebellum. During the maintenance phase of the Sternberg task, a positive linear relationship between VWM load and activity was observed in right Lobule VI, extending into Crus I bilaterally. Articulatory movement gave rise to bilateral activity in medial Lobule VI. A conjunction of two independent language tasks localised activity during verb generation in right Lobule VI‐Crus I, which overlapped with activity during VWM. These results demonstrate spatial compartmentalisation of sensorimotor and cognitive function in the human cerebellum, with each area involved in more than one aspect of a given behaviour, consistent with an integrative function. Sensorimotor localisation was uniform across individuals, but the representation of cognitive tasks was more variable, highlighting the importance of individual scans for mapping higher order functions within the cerebellum.
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- Reiko Ashida
- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.,Neurosurgery Department, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol Trust, Bristol, UK.,Neurosurgery Department, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Neurosurgery Department, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK.,Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Pechenkova E, Nosikova I, Rumshiskaya A, Litvinova L, Rukavishnikov I, Mershina E, Sinitsyn V, Van Ombergen A, Jeurissen B, Jillings S, Laureys S, Sijbers J, Grishin A, Chernikova L, Naumov I, Kornilova L, Wuyts FL, Tomilovskaya E, Kozlovskaya I. Alterations of Functional Brain Connectivity After Long-Duration Spaceflight as Revealed by fMRI. Front Physiol 2019; 10:761. [PMID: 31333476 PMCID: PMC6621543 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The present study reports alterations of task-based functional brain connectivity in a group of 11 cosmonauts after a long-duration spaceflight, compared to a healthy control group not involved in the space program. To elicit the postural and locomotor sensorimotor mechanisms that are usually most significantly impaired when space travelers return to Earth, a plantar stimulation paradigm was used in a block design fMRI study. The motor control system activated by the plantar stimulation involved the pre-central and post-central gyri, SMA, SII/operculum, and, to a lesser degree, the insular cortex and cerebellum. While no post-flight alterations were observed in terms of activation, the network-based statistics approach revealed task-specific functional connectivity modifications within a broader set of regions involving the activation sites along with other parts of the sensorimotor neural network and the visual, proprioceptive, and vestibular systems. The most notable findings included a post-flight increase in the stimulation-specific connectivity of the right posterior supramarginal gyrus with the rest of the brain; a strengthening of connections between the left and right insulae; decreased connectivity of the vestibular nuclei, right inferior parietal cortex (BA40) and cerebellum with areas associated with motor, visual, vestibular, and proprioception functions; and decreased coupling of the cerebellum with the visual cortex and the right inferior parietal cortex. The severity of space motion sickness symptoms was found to correlate with a post- to pre-flight difference in connectivity between the right supramarginal gyrus and the left anterior insula. Due to the complex nature and rapid dynamics of adaptation to gravity alterations, the post-flight findings might be attributed to both the long-term microgravity exposure and to the readaptation to Earth's gravity that took place between the landing and post-flight MRI session. Nevertheless, the results have implications for the multisensory reweighting and gravitational motor system theories, generating hypotheses to be tested in future research.
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- Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Radiology Department, Federal Center of Treatment and Rehabilitation, Moscow, Russia
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- Radiology Department, Federal Center of Treatment and Rehabilitation, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Medical Research and Educational Center, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Medical Research and Educational Center, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Lab for Equilibrium Investigations and Aerospace, Faculty of Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- iMec/Vision Lab, Faculty of Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Lab for Equilibrium Investigations and Aerospace, Faculty of Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Coma Science Group, GIGA Consciousness Research Centre, Neurology Department, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Coma Science Group, GIGA Consciousness Research Centre, Neurology Department, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- iMec/Vision Lab, Faculty of Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Lab for Equilibrium Investigations and Aerospace, Faculty of Science, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Effects of Focal Vibration over Upper Limb Muscles on the Activation of Sensorimotor Cortex Network: An EEG Study. JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING 2019; 2019:9167028. [PMID: 31263527 PMCID: PMC6556786 DOI: 10.1155/2019/9167028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Studying the therapeutic effects of focal vibration (FV) in neurorehabilitation is the focus of current research. However, it is still not fully understood how FV on upper limb muscles affects the sensorimotor cortex in healthy subjects. To explore this problem, this experiment was designed and conducted, in which FV was applied to the muscle belly of biceps brachii in the left arm. During the experiment, electroencephalography (EEG) was recorded in the following three phases: before FV, during FV, and two minutes after FV. During FV, a significant lower relative power at C3 and C4 electrodes and a significant higher connection strength between five channel pairs (Cz-FC1, Cz-C3, Cz-CP6, C4-FC6, and FC6-CP2) in the alpha band were observed compared to those before FV. After FV, the relative power at C4 in the beta band showed a significant increase compared to its value before FV. The changes of the relative power at C4 in the alpha band had a negative correlation with the relative power of the beta band during FV and with that after FV. The results showed that FV on upper limb muscles could activate the bilateral primary somatosensory cortex and strengthen functional connectivity of the ipsilateral central area (FC1, C3, and Cz) and contralateral central area (CP2, Cz, C4, FC6, and CP6). These results contribute to understanding the effect of FV over upper limb muscles on the brain cortical network.
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Li Q, Becker B, Wernicke J, Chen Y, Zhang Y, Li R, Le J, Kou J, Zhao W, Kendrick KM. Foot massage evokes oxytocin release and activation of orbitofrontal cortex and superior temporal sulcus. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2019; 101:193-203. [PMID: 30469087 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Revised: 09/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Massage may be an important method for increasing endogenous oxytocin concentrations and of potential therapeutic benefit in disorders with social dysfunction such as autism where basal oxytocin levels are typically reduced. Here we investigated oxytocin release and associated neural responses using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) during hand- or machine-administered massage. 40 adult male subjects received 10 min of light foot massage either by hand or machine in a counterbalanced order and then rated pleasure, intensity, arousal and how much they would pay for the massage. Blood samples were taken before and after each massage condition to determine plasma oxytocin concentrations. Neural responses from medial and lateral orbitofrontal cortex, superior temporal sulcus and somatosensory cortex were measured (fNIRS oxy-Hb) together with skin conductance responses (SCR), ratings of the massage experience, autistic traits and sensitivity to social touch. Results showed subjects gave higher ratings of pleasure, but not intensity or arousal, after hand- compared with machine-administered massage and there were no differential effects on SCR. Subjects were also willing to pay more for the hand massage. Plasma oxytocin increased after both massage by hand or machine, but more potently after massage by hand. Both basal oxytocin concentrations and increases evoked by hand-, but not machine-administered massage, were negatively associated with trait autism and attitudes towards social touch, but massage by hand-evoked changes were significant in higher as well as lower trait individuals. Increased neural responses to hand vs. machine-administered massage were found in posterior superior temporal sulcus and medial/lateral orbitofrontal cortex but not somatosensory cortex. Orbitofrontal cortex and superior temporal cortex activation during hand massage was associated with the amount of money subjects were willing to pay and between orbitofrontal cortex activation and autism scores. Thus, hand-administered massage can potently increase oxytocin release and activity in brain regions involved in social cognition and reward but not sensory aspects of affective touch. Massage by hand induced changes in both oxytocin concentrations and neural circuits involved in processing social affective trust may have therapeutic potential in the context of autism.
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- Qin Li
- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of Ministry of Education, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of Ministry of Education, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Molecular Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Faculty of Engineering, Computer Science and Psychology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of Ministry of Education, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of Ministry of Education, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Brain and Cognition Research Laboratory, Psyche-Ark Ltd., Beijing, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of Ministry of Education, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of Ministry of Education, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of Ministry of Education, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
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- The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of Ministry of Education, Center for Information in Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
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Zheng Y, Wang Y, Yue Z, Wang X, Zhang J, Fang J. Transcranial direct current stimulation modulates the brain's response to foot stimuli under dual-task condition: A fMRI study in elderly adults. Neurosci Lett 2019; 692:225-230. [PMID: 30290247 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.09.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Previous behavioral studies have shown that high-intensity cognitive tasks weaken balance control in elder adults. Moreover, age-related loss of plantar sensation is considered to be an important contributing factor to the occurrence of falls. Recently, we have realized that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can effectively improve the balance of the elderly under the dual-task, but its underlying regulatory mechanism is not clear. In this study, task functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) was used to study the brain's response to foot stimuli under foot stimuli or dual-task (foot stimuli and cognitive task) conditions to explain the effect of the addition of cognitive tasks during balance in 16 healthy elderly adults. To study whether tDCS would counteract the effect of the added cognitive task, we further compared the differences in activity of the cerebral cortices of dual-task and tDCS-dual-task conditions. The results suggested added cognitive tasks significantly attenuated the response of the brain to foot stimuli in elderly adults. Moreover, the cortex excitability weakened by cognitive tasks was significantly promoted after 20 min of tDCS. In conclusion, a portion of the resources originally used for plantar sensory processing may be assigned to the processing of the cognitive task when the cognitive tasks are added, which results in insufficient resources for plantar sensory processing. tDCS improves the ability of the brain to respond to foot stimuli by modulating the excitability of the cognitive cortex and reverses the effects of cognitive tasks.
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- Yijia Zheng
- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, PR China; Neuroscience and Intelligent Media Institute, Communication University of China, Beijing, PR China
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- College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, PR China; Department of Radiology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, PR China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, PR China; College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, PR China.
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, PR China; College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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Doi A, Sakasaki J, Tokunaga C, Sugita F, Kasae S, Nishimura K, Sato Y, Kuratsu T, Hashiguchi S, Shin MC, Yoshimura M. Both ipsilateral and contralateral localized vibratory stimulations modulated pain-related sensory thresholds on the foot in mice and humans. J Pain Res 2018; 11:1645-1657. [PMID: 30214274 PMCID: PMC6118348 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s162379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Purpose This study was aimed to investigate the effect of localized vibration on sensory thresholds in mice and humans using a novel quantitative method. Participants and methods The sensory thresholds of 7-week-old male C57BL/6J mice were measured with four sine-wave electrostimulation frequencies (5, 50, 250, and 2,000 Hz) before and after applying 2-minute vibration to the plantar side of the foot in mice. In human participants (16 males and 16 females; mean age, 21.0±0.8 years), the sensory threshold was measured at 50 Hz before and after applying 2-minute and 5-minute vibrations to the dorsal side of the foot. Results Application of a 2-minute vibration at either the ipsilateral or contralateral side modulated the sensory thresholds elicited by a 5- or 50-Hz right electrostimulation in mice. In human participants, application of a 5-minute vibration at either the ipsilateral or contralateral side modulated the sensory threshold elicited by 50-Hz right electrostimulation, but had no effect on local skin temperature. These results suggest that the right side of pain-related Aδ fibers (50 Hz) or C fibers (5 Hz) was modulated by the localized ipsilateral or contralateral side of vibratory stimuli, respectively, in mice and humans. Conclusion The ability of contralateral vibration to modify the right sensory thresholds suggests possible involvement of the central nervous system in vibratory modulation.
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- Atsushi Doi
- Department of Physical Therapy, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, Japan, .,Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, Japan,
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Tokyo-Wangan Rehabilitation Hospital, Narashino, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Tamana Central Hospital, Tamana, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Shimizu Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Showa Hospital, Shimonoseki, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Konan Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Asahino-Sogo Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, Japan, .,Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kumamoto Health Science University, Kumamoto, Japan,
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Rapaport MH, Schettler PJ, Larson ER, Carroll D, Sharenko M, Nettles J, Kinkead B. Massage Therapy for Psychiatric Disorders. FOCUS: JOURNAL OF LIFE LONG LEARNING IN PSYCHIATRY 2018; 16:24-31. [PMID: 31975897 DOI: 10.1176/appi.focus.20170043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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This article reviews the current state of knowledge of the role of massage therapy in the treatment of common psychiatric disorders and symptoms. It briefly discusses the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and the popularity of complementary and integrative treatments in the general population. The authors touch on the growing literature describing the biology and neurobiology of massage therapy. The impact of massage as both a therapy for major psychiatric disorders and a treatment for psychiatric symptoms is reviewed, and how massage therapists conceptualize and treat their patients with psychiatric complaints is discussed. If psychiatrists are going to partner with massage therapists, they need to understand how massage therapists' perspectives differ from those of traditional practitioners of allopathic medicine. A model of how psychiatrists and other mental health professionals can work with massage therapists to care for patients is proposed, followed by a summary of the article's key points.
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- Mark Hyman Rapaport
- Dr. Rapaport, Dr. Schettler, and Dr. Kinkead are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. Ms. Larson, Mr. Carroll, Ms. Sharenko, and Dr. Nettles are with the Atlanta School of Massage, Atlanta
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- Dr. Rapaport, Dr. Schettler, and Dr. Kinkead are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. Ms. Larson, Mr. Carroll, Ms. Sharenko, and Dr. Nettles are with the Atlanta School of Massage, Atlanta
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- Dr. Rapaport, Dr. Schettler, and Dr. Kinkead are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. Ms. Larson, Mr. Carroll, Ms. Sharenko, and Dr. Nettles are with the Atlanta School of Massage, Atlanta
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- Dr. Rapaport, Dr. Schettler, and Dr. Kinkead are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. Ms. Larson, Mr. Carroll, Ms. Sharenko, and Dr. Nettles are with the Atlanta School of Massage, Atlanta
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- Dr. Rapaport, Dr. Schettler, and Dr. Kinkead are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. Ms. Larson, Mr. Carroll, Ms. Sharenko, and Dr. Nettles are with the Atlanta School of Massage, Atlanta
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- Dr. Rapaport, Dr. Schettler, and Dr. Kinkead are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. Ms. Larson, Mr. Carroll, Ms. Sharenko, and Dr. Nettles are with the Atlanta School of Massage, Atlanta
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- Dr. Rapaport, Dr. Schettler, and Dr. Kinkead are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. Ms. Larson, Mr. Carroll, Ms. Sharenko, and Dr. Nettles are with the Atlanta School of Massage, Atlanta
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Wegrzyk J, Ranjeva JP, Fouré A, Kavounoudias A, Vilmen C, Mattei JP, Guye M, Maffiuletti NA, Place N, Bendahan D, Gondin J. Specific brain activation patterns associated with two neuromuscular electrical stimulation protocols. Sci Rep 2017; 7:2742. [PMID: 28577338 PMCID: PMC5457446 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03188-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The influence of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) parameters on brain activation has been scarcely investigated. We aimed at comparing two frequently used NMES protocols - designed to vary in the extent of sensory input. Whole-brain functional magnetic resonance imaging was performed in sixteen healthy subjects during wide-pulse high-frequency (WPHF, 100 Hz–1 ms) and conventional (CONV, 25 Hz–0.05 ms) NMES applied over the triceps surae. Each protocol included 20 isometric contractions performed at 10% of maximal force. Voluntary plantar flexions (VOL) were performed as control trial. Mean force was not different among the three protocols, however, total current charge was higher for WPHF than for CONV. All protocols elicited significant activations of the sensorimotor network, cerebellum and thalamus. WPHF resulted in lower deactivation in the secondary somatosensory cortex and precuneus. Bilateral thalami and caudate nuclei were hyperactivated for CONV. The modulation of the NMES parameters resulted in differently activated/deactivated regions related to total current charge of the stimulation but not to mean force. By targeting different cerebral brain regions, the two NMES protocols might allow for individually-designed rehabilitation training in patients who can no longer execute voluntary movements.
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- Jennifer Wegrzyk
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CRMBM, UMR 7339, 13385, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CRMBM, UMR 7339, 13385, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Laboratoire Neurosciences Intégratives et Adaptatives, UMR 7260, 13385, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CRMBM, UMR 7339, 13385, Marseille, France.,AP-HM, Hôpital de Sainte Marguerite, Service de Rhumatologie, Pôle Appareil Locomoteur, 13005, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CRMBM, UMR 7339, 13385, Marseille, France.,AP-HM, Hôpital de la Timone, CEMEREM, Pôle Imagerie Médicale, 13005, Marseille, France
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- University of Lausanne, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, Institute of Sport Sciences and Department of Physiology, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CRMBM, UMR 7339, 13385, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CRMBM, UMR 7339, 13385, Marseille, France. .,Institut NeuroMyoGène, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM U1217, CNRS UMR 5310, Villeurbanne, France.
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Lopez S, Bini F, Del Percio C, Marinozzi F, Celletti C, Suppa A, Ferri R, Staltari E, Camerota F, Babiloni C. Electroencephalographic sensorimotor rhythms are modulated in the acute phase following focal vibration in healthy subjects. Neuroscience 2017; 352:236-248. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Labriffe M, Annweiler C, Amirova LE, Gauquelin-Koch G, Ter Minassian A, Leiber LM, Beauchet O, Custaud MA, Dinomais M. Brain Activity during Mental Imagery of Gait Versus Gait-Like Plantar Stimulation: A Novel Combined Functional MRI Paradigm to Better Understand Cerebral Gait Control. Front Hum Neurosci 2017; 11:106. [PMID: 28321186 PMCID: PMC5337483 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Human locomotion is a complex sensorimotor behavior whose central control remains difficult to explore using neuroimaging method due to technical constraints, notably the impossibility to walk with a scanner on the head and/or to walk for real inside current scanners. The aim of this functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) study was to analyze interactions between two paradigms to investigate the brain gait control network: (1) mental imagery of gait, and (2) passive mechanical stimulation of the plantar surface of the foot with the Korvit boots. The Korvit stimulator was used through two different modes, namely an organized (“gait like”) sequence and a destructured (chaotic) pattern. Eighteen right-handed young healthy volunteers were recruited (mean age, 27 ± 4.7 years). Mental imagery activated a broad neuronal network including the supplementary motor area-proper (SMA-proper), pre-SMA, the dorsal premotor cortex, ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, anterior insula, and precuneus/superior parietal areas. The mechanical plantar stimulation activated the primary sensorimotor cortex and secondary somatosensory cortex bilaterally. The paradigms generated statistically common areas of activity, notably bilateral SMA-proper and right pre-SMA, highlighting the potential key role of SMA in gait control. There was no difference between the organized and chaotic Korvit sequences, highlighting the difficulty of developing a walking-specific plantar stimulation paradigm. In conclusion, this combined-fMRI paradigm combining mental imagery and gait-like plantar stimulation provides complementary information regarding gait-related brain activity and appears useful for the assessment of high-level gait control.
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- Matthieu Labriffe
- Laboratoire Angevin de Recherche en Ingénierie des Systèmes, EA7315, University of Angers - Université Nantes Angers Le MansAngers, France; Department of Radiology, Angers University Hospital, University of Angers - Université Nantes Angers Le MansAngers, France
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- Department of Neuroscience, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Memory Clinic - Angers University Hospital; UPRES EA 4638 - University of Angers, Université Nantes Angers Le MansAngers, France; Robarts Research Institute, Department of Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, LondonON, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Neuro-Vasculaire et Mitochondriale Intégrée, UMR CNRS 6214 INSERM U1083, University of AngersAngers, France; Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of SciencesMoscow, Russia
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- Laboratoire Angevin de Recherche en Ingénierie des Systèmes, EA7315, University of Angers - Université Nantes Angers Le MansAngers, France; Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Angers University Hospital - University of Angers, Université Nantes Angers Le MansAngers, France
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- Laboratoire Angevin de Recherche en Ingénierie des Systèmes, EA7315, University of Angers - Université Nantes Angers Le MansAngers, France; Department of Radiology, Angers University Hospital, University of Angers - Université Nantes Angers Le MansAngers, France
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, McGill University, MontrealQC, Canada; Dr. Joseph Kaufmann Chair in Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, MontrealQC, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Neuro-Vasculaire et Mitochondriale Intégrée, UMR CNRS 6214 INSERM U1083, University of AngersAngers, France; Clinical Research Center, Angers University Hospital, University of Angers - Université Nantes Angers Le MansAngers, France
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- Laboratoire Angevin de Recherche en Ingénierie des Systèmes, EA7315, University of Angers - Université Nantes Angers Le MansAngers, France; Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Angers University Hospital, University of Angers - Université Nantes Angers Le MansAngers, France
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Ackerley R, Borich M, Oddo CM, Ionta S. Insights and Perspectives on Sensory-Motor Integration and Rehabilitation. Multisens Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1163/22134808-00002530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The present review focuses on the flow and interaction of somatosensory-motor signals in the central and peripheral nervous system. Specifically, where incoming sensory signals from the periphery are processed and interpreted to initiate behaviors, and how ongoing behaviors produce sensory consequences encoded and used to fine-tune subsequent actions. We describe the structure–function relations of this loop, how these relations can be modeled and aspects of somatosensory-motor rehabilitation. The work reviewed here shows that it is imperative to understand the fundamental mechanisms of the somatosensory-motor system to restore accurate motor abilities and appropriate somatosensory feedback. Knowledge of the salient neural mechanisms of sensory-motor integration has begun to generate innovative approaches to improve rehabilitation training following neurological impairments such as stroke. The present work supports the integration of basic science principles of sensory-motor integration into rehabilitation procedures to create new solutions for sensory-motor disorders.
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- Rochelle Ackerley
- Department of Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
- Laboratoire Neurosciences Intégratives et Adaptatives (UMR 7260), CNRS — Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Neural Plasticity Research Laboratory, Division of Physical Therapy, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- The Laboratory for Investigative Neurophysiology, Dept of Radiology and Dept of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Chung YG, Han SW, Kim HS, Chung SC, Park JY, Wallraven C, Kim SP. Adaptation of cortical activity to sustained pressure stimulation on the fingertip. BMC Neurosci 2015; 16:71. [PMID: 26514637 PMCID: PMC4625848 DOI: 10.1186/s12868-015-0207-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Tactile adaptation is a phenomenon of the sensory system that results in temporal desensitization after an exposure to sustained or repetitive tactile stimuli. Previous studies reported psychophysical and physiological adaptation where perceived intensity and mechanoreceptive afferent signals exponentially decreased during tactile adaptation. Along with these studies, we hypothesized that somatosensory cortical activity in the human brain also exponentially decreased during tactile adaptation. The present neuroimaging study specifically investigated temporal changes in the human cortical responses to sustained pressure stimuli mediated by slow-adapting type I afferents. Methods We applied pressure stimulation for up to 15 s to the right index fingertip in 21 healthy participants and acquired functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data using a 3T MRI system. We analyzed cortical responses in terms of the degrees of cortical activation and inter-regional connectivity during sustained pressure stimulation. Results Our results revealed that the degrees of activation in the contralateral primary and secondary somatosensory cortices exponentially decreased over time and that intra- and inter-hemispheric inter-regional functional connectivity over the regions associated with tactile perception also linearly decreased or increased over time, during pressure stimulation. Conclusion These results indicate that cortical activity dynamically adapts to sustained pressure stimulation mediated by SA-I afferents, involving changes in the degrees of activation on the cortical regions for tactile perception as well as in inter-regional functional connectivity among them. We speculate that these adaptive cortical activity may represent an efficient cortical processing of tactile information.
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- Yoon Gi Chung
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Engineering, Korea University, Anam-5ga, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Engineering, Korea University, Anam-5ga, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21+ Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju, 380-701, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21+ Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju, 380-701, Republic of Korea.
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- Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research, Institute of Basic Science (IBS), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 440-746, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Global Biomedical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 440-746, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Engineering, Korea University, Anam-5ga, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Human and Systems Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, UNIST-gil 50, Ulsan, 689-798, Republic of Korea.
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Stippich C, Blatow M, Garcia M. Task-Based Presurgical Functional MRI in Patients with Brain Tumors. CLINICAL FUNCTIONAL MRI 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-45123-6_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Keshner EA, Slaboda JC, Day LL, Darvish K. Visual conflict and cognitive load modify postural responses to vibrotactile noise. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2014; 11:6. [PMID: 24418107 PMCID: PMC3901028 DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-11-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Underlying the increased incidence of falls during multitasking is a reduced ability to detect or attend to the sensory information signaling postural instability. Adding noise to a biological system has been shown to enhance the detection and transmission of weakened or sub-threshold cutaneous signals. If stochastic resonance is to become an effective adjunct to rehabilitation, we need to determine whether vibrotactile noise can be effective when added to an environment presenting with other sensory noise. METHODS Sub-threshold vibration noise was applied for 30 sec at the soles of the feet in 21 healthy adults (20-29 yrs) between two 30-sec periods of no vibration. During the trials, subjects stood quietly with eyes closed or while viewing a visual scene that rotated in continuous upward pitch at 30 deg/sec. Subjects were also tested with these two visual conditions while performing a mental calculation task. It was hypothesized that sub-threshold vibration would increase regularity of postural sway, thereby improving postural stabilization during an attention demanding task but exerting less effect with multiple sensory demands. An ellipse fit to the covariance matrix revealed excursion of center of pressure (COP) and center of mass (COM) responses in the anterior-posterior and lateral planes. RMS values and approximate entropy of the COP and COM were calculated and statistically compared. RESULTS The addition of vibrotactile noise to the plantar surface during quiet stance with eyes closed reduced the area of the COM and COP responses, which then returned to pre-vibration levels after vibration was removed. Postural sway was generally increased with both visual field rotations and mental calculation compared to the eyes closed condition. The effect of sub-threshold vibratory noise on postural behavior was modified when visual field rotations and mental calculation was combined. It was shown that the measure of approximate entropy reflected increased task complexity. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that the impact of destabilizing signals is modulated when combined with vibrotactile stimulation. The strong aftereffects of the vibration stimulus suggest that the system has adapted to the sensory array even in the short time period tested here. The results imply that application of vibrotactile stimulation has the potential for diminishing sway magnitudes while increasing the potential for response variability, thereby presenting a non-invasive method of reducing the potential for falls.
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- Emily A Keshner
- Department of Physical Therapy, Temple University, 3307 N, Broad St,, 19140 Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Frequency-dependent patterns of somatosensory cortical responses to vibrotactile stimulation in humans: a fMRI study. Brain Res 2013; 1504:47-57. [PMID: 23399687 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2012] [Revised: 02/02/2013] [Accepted: 02/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In the human mechanosensation system, rapidly adapting afferents project sensory signals of flutter (5-50Hz) to the contralateral primary somatosensory cortex (S1) and bilateral secondary somatosensory cortex (S2) whereas Pacinian afferents project sensory signals of vibration (50-400Hz) to bilateral S2. However, it remains largely unknown how somatosensory cortical activity changes as a function of vibrotactile frequency. This functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study investigated frequency dependency of somatosensory cortical activity in humans by applying vibrotactile stimulation with various frequencies (20-200Hz) to the index finger. We found more frequency-dependent voxels in the upper bank of the lateral sulcus (LS) of S2 than in S1 and the posterior parietal cortex of S2. Our statistical spatial clustering analysis showed that two groups of positively or negatively frequency-dependent voxels formed distinct clusters, most clearly in the LS. Using a cortical separability index, we reaffirmed that somatosensory cortical activity was most separable at 50Hz, previously known to demarcate flutter and vibration. Our results suggest that the LS (S2) may play an important role in processing vibrotactile frequency information and that the somatosensory cortex may include spatially localized neural assemblies specialized to higher or lower vibrotactile frequency.
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Sliz D, Smith A, Wiebking C, Northoff G, Hayley S. Neural correlates of a single-session massage treatment. Brain Imaging Behav 2012; 6:77-87. [PMID: 22261925 PMCID: PMC3282900 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-011-9146-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The current study investigated the immediate neurophysiological effects of different types of massage in healthy adults using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Much attention has been given to the default mode network, a set of brain regions showing greater activity in the resting state. These regions (i.e. insula, posterior and anterior cingulate, inferior parietal and medial prefrontal cortices) have been postulated to be involved in the neural correlates of consciousness, specifically in arousal and awareness. We posit that massage would modulate these same regions given the benefits and pleasant affective properties of touch. To this end, healthy participants were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: 1. Swedish massage, 2. reflexology, 3. massage with an object or 4. a resting control condition. The right foot was massaged while each participant performed a cognitive association task in the scanner. We found that the Swedish massage treatment activated the subgenual anterior and retrosplenial/posterior cingulate cortices. This increased blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal was maintained only in the former brain region during performance of the cognitive task. Interestingly, the reflexology massage condition selectively affected the retrosplenial/posterior cingulate in the resting state, whereas massage with the object augmented the BOLD response in this region during the cognitive task performance. These findings should have implications for better understanding how alternative treatments might affect resting state neural activity and could ultimately be important for devising new targets in the management of mood disorders.
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- D Sliz
- Department of Neuroscience, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1S 5B6
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Hao Y, Manor B, Liu J, Zhang K, Chai Y, Lipsitz L, Peng CK, Novak V, Wang X, Zhang J, Fang J. Novel MRI-compatible tactile stimulator for cortical mapping of foot sole pressure stimuli with fMRI. Magn Reson Med 2012; 69:1194-9. [PMID: 22678849 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.24330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2011] [Revised: 03/14/2012] [Accepted: 04/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Foot sole somatosensory feedback is critical to motor control and declines with aging and disease. To enable study of cortical networks underlying foot sole somatosensation, we developed a pneumatic tactile stimulator capable of producing one degree-of-freedom (DOF) oscillations with preset waveform, frequency (≤10 Hz), force magnitude (5-500 N), duty cycle (20-100%), and contacted surface area over which pressures are applied to the foot sole. Image tests (anatomical/functional/field map) of a phantom demonstrated that the device is compatible with 3 T MRI. Gradient-recalled echo-planar images of seven healthy young adults using a typical block-designed 1 Hz sinusoidal stimulation protocol revealed significant activation contralaterally within the primary somatosensory cortex and paracentral gyrus, and bilaterally within the secondary somatosensory cortex. The stimulation system may therefore serve as a research tool to study functional brain networks involved in the perception and modulation of foot sole somatosensation and its relationship to motor control.
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- Ying Hao
- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Pollock RD, Woledge RC, Martin FC, Newham DJ. Effects of whole body vibration on motor unit recruitment and threshold. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2011; 112:388-95. [PMID: 22096119 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01223.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Whole body vibration (WBV) has been suggested to elicit reflex muscle contractions but this has never been verified. We recorded from 32 single motor units (MU) in the vastus lateralis of 7 healthy subjects (34 ± 15.4 yr) during five 1-min bouts of WBV (30 Hz, 3 mm peak to peak), and the vibration waveform was also recorded. Recruitment thresholds were recorded from 38 MUs before and after WBV. The phase angle distribution of all MUs during WBV was nonuniform (P < 0.001) and displayed a prominent peak phase angle of firing. There was a strong linear relationship (r = -0.68, P < 0.001) between the change in recruitment threshold after WBV and average recruitment threshold; the lowest threshold MUs increased recruitment threshold (P = 0.008) while reductions were observed in the higher threshold units (P = 0.031). We investigated one possible cause of changed thresholds. Presynaptic inhibition in the soleus was measured in 8 healthy subjects (29 ± 4.6 yr). A total of 30 H-reflexes (stimulation intensity 30% Mmax) were recorded before and after WBV: 15 conditioned by prior stimulation (60 ms) of the antagonist and 15 unconditioned. There were no significant changes in the relationship between the conditioned and unconditioned responses. The consistent phase angle at which each MU fired during WBV indicates the presence of reflex muscle activity similar to the tonic vibration reflex. The varying response in high- and low-threshold MUs may be due to the different contributions of the mono- and polysynaptic pathways but not presynaptic inhibition.
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- Ross D Pollock
- Centre of Human and Aerospace Physiological Sciences, King's College London, UK.
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In the present review, we focus on how commonalities in the ontogenetic development of the auditory and tactile sensory systems may inform the interplay between these signals in the temporal domain. In particular, we describe the results of behavioral studies that have investigated temporal resolution (in temporal order, synchrony/asynchrony, and simultaneity judgment tasks), as well as temporal numerosity perception, and similarities in the perception of frequency across touch and hearing. The evidence reviewed here highlights features of audiotactile temporal perception that are distinctive from those seen for other pairings of sensory modalities. For instance, audiotactile interactions are characterized in certain tasks (e.g., temporal numerosity judgments) by a more balanced reciprocal influence than are other modality pairings. Moreover, relative spatial position plays a different role in the temporal order and temporal recalibration processes for audiotactile stimulus pairings than for other modality pairings. The effect exerted by both the spatial arrangement of stimuli and attention on temporal order judgments is described. Moreover, a number of audiotactile interactions occurring during sensory-motor synchronization are highlighted. We also look at the audiotactile perception of rhythm and how it may be affected by musical training. The differences emerging from this body of research highlight the need for more extensive investigation into audiotactile temporal interactions. We conclude with a brief overview of some of the key issues deserving of further research in this area.
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Kekhia H, Rigolo L, Norton I, Golby AJ. Special surgical considerations for functional brain mapping. Neurosurg Clin N Am 2011; 22:111-32, vii. [PMID: 21435565 DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2011.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The development of functional mapping techniques gives neurosurgeons many options for preoperative planning. Integrating functional and anatomic data can inform patient selection and surgical planning and makes functional mapping more accessible than when only invasive studies were available. However, the applications of functional mapping to neurosurgical patients are still evolving. Functional imaging remains complex and requires an understanding of the underlying physiologic and imaging characteristics. Neurosurgeons must be accustomed to interpreting highly processed data. Successful implementation of functional image-guided procedures requires efficient interactions between neurosurgeon, neurologist, radiologist, neuropsychologist, and others, but promises to enhance the care of patients.
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- Hussein Kekhia
- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Conrad MO, Scheidt RA, Schmit BD. Effects of wrist tendon vibration on arm tracking in people poststroke. J Neurophysiol 2011; 106:1480-8. [PMID: 21697444 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00404.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The goal of this study was to evaluate the influence of wrist tendon vibration on a multijoint elbow/shoulder tracking task. We hypothesized that tendon vibration applied at the wrist musculature would improve upper arm tracking performance in chronic stroke survivors through increased, Ia-afferent feedback to the central nervous system (CNS). To test this hypothesis, 10 chronic stroke and 5 neurologically intact subjects grasped the handle of a planar robot as they tracked a target through a horizontal figure-8 pattern. A total of 36 trials were completed by each subject. During the middle trials, 70-Hz tendon vibration was applied at the wrist flexor tendons. Position, velocity, and electromyography data were evaluated to compare the quality of arm movements before, during, and after trials with concurrent vibration. Despite tracking a target that moved at a constant velocity, hand trajectories appeared to be segmented, displaying alternating intervals of acceleration and deceleration. Segments were identifiable in tangential velocity data as single-peaked, bell-shaped speed pulses. When tendon vibration was applied at the wrist musculature, stroke subjects experienced improved tracking performance in that hand path lengths and peak speed variability decreased, whereas movement smoothness increased. These performance improvements were accompanied by decreases in the muscle activity during movement. Possible mechanisms behind improved movement control in response to tendon vibration may include improved sensorimotor integration or improved cortical modulation of spinal reflex activity.
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- Megan O Conrad
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA
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Christova M, Rafolt D, Golaszewski S, Gallasch E. Outlasting corticomotor excitability changes induced by 25 Hz whole-hand mechanical stimulation. Eur J Appl Physiol 2011; 111:3051-9. [PMID: 21455615 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-1933-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2010] [Accepted: 03/17/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Monica Christova
- Department of Physiology, Medical University of Graz, Harrachgasse 21/5, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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Albanese MC, Duerden EG, Bohotin V, Rainville P, Duncan GH. Differential effects of cognitive demand on human cortical activation associated with vibrotactile stimulation. J Neurophysiol 2009; 102:1623-31. [PMID: 19553476 DOI: 10.1152/jn.91295.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This event-related functional MRI study examines the neural correlates of vibrotactile sensation within the context of different psychophysical demands. Nine subjects received vibrotactile stimuli on the right volar forearm during detection, localization, and passive tasks. In the detection task, subjects indicated the offset (end) of each stimulus by pressing a response key with their left hand. In the localization task, subjects identified the location of the stimulus ("distal?" or "proximal?") by pressing the appropriate response key 4 s after the end of the stimulus. In the passive task, subjects received the same vibrotactile stimuli, but no response was required. Analysis of stimulus-evoked activity compared with the resting baseline period revealed significant bilateral secondary somatosensory cortex activation for all three tasks. However, only in the offset-detection and localization tasks was stimulus-evoked activation observed in other expected areas of tactile processing, such as contralateral primary somatosensory cortex neighboring the posterior parietal cortex (SI/PPC) and in bilateral anterior insular cortex (aIC). During the localization task, we identified vibrotactile-evoked activation in the right aIC, which was maintained after the termination of the stimulus. Results suggest that vibrotactile-related activation within SI/PPC and aIC is enhanced by the increased levels of attention and cognitive demands required by the detection and localization tasks. Activation of aIC not only during vibrotactile stimulation, but also during the poststimulus delay in the localization trials, is consistent with the growing literature linking this area with the perception and short-term memory of tactile information.
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- M-C Albanese
- Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1J4, Canada
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Activation of Primary and Secondary Somatosensory Regions Following Tactile Stimulation of the Face. Clin Neuroradiol 2009; 19:135-44. [DOI: 10.1007/s00062-009-8022-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2008] [Accepted: 03/25/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Preoperative fMRI in tumour surgery. Eur Radiol 2009; 19:2523-34. [PMID: 19430795 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-009-1429-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2008] [Revised: 02/16/2009] [Accepted: 02/22/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Minimally invasive resection of brain tumours aims at removing as much pathological tissue as possible while preserving essential brain functions. Therefore, the precise spatial relationship between the lesion and adjacent functionally essential brain parenchyma needs to be known. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is increasingly being used for this purpose because of its non-invasiveness, its relatively high spatial resolution and the preoperative availability of the results. In this review, the goals of fMRI at various key points during the management of patients with a brain tumour are discussed. Further, several practical aspects associated with fMRI for motor and language functioning are summarised, and the validation of the fMRI results with standard invasive mapping techniques is addressed. Next, several important pitfalls and limitations that warrant careful interpretations of the fMRI results are highlighted. Finally, two important future perspectives of presurgical fMRI are emphasised.
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Reward facilitates tactile judgments and modulates hemodynamic responses in human primary somatosensory cortex. J Neurosci 2008; 28:8161-8. [PMID: 18701678 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1093-08.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Reinforcing effects of reward on action are well established, but possible effects on sensory function are less well explored. Here, using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we assessed whether reward can influence somatosensory judgments and modulate activity in human somatosensory cortex. Participants discriminated electrical somatosensory stimuli on an index finger with correct performance rewarded financially at trial end, at one of four different anticipated levels. Higher rewards improved tactile performance and led to increased hemodynamic signals from ventral striatum on rewarded trials. Remarkably, primary somatosensory cortex contralateral to the judged hand was reactivated at the point of reward delivery, despite the absence of concurrent somatosensory input at that time point. This side-specific reactivation of primary somatosensory cortex increased monotonically with level of reward. Moreover, the level of reward received on a particular trial influenced somatosensory performance and neural activity on the subsequent trial, with better discrimination and enhanced hemodynamic response in contralateral primary somatosensory cortex for trials that followed higher rewards. These results indicate that rewards can influence not only classical reward-related regions, but also early somatosensory cortex when a decision is required for that modality.
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Siedentopf C, Heubach K, Ischebeck A, Gallasch E, Fend M, Mottaghy F, Koppelstaetter F, Haala I, Krause B, Felber S, Gerstenbrand F, Golaszewski S. Variability of BOLD response evoked by foot vibrotactile stimulation: Influence of vibration amplitude and stimulus waveform. Neuroimage 2008; 41:504-10. [PMID: 18424181 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.02.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2007] [Revised: 01/22/2008] [Accepted: 02/19/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Stancák A, Kozák J, Vrba I, Tintera J, Vrána J, Polácek H, Stancák M. Functional magnetic resonance imaging of cerebral activation during spinal cord stimulation in failed back surgery syndrome patients. Eur J Pain 2007; 12:137-48. [PMID: 17977762 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2007.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2006] [Revised: 02/01/2007] [Accepted: 03/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) consisting of electrical stimulation of the dorsal spinal cord using epidural electrodes has been shown to relieve chronic neuropathic pain. To analyze the cerebral activation patterns related to SCS, and to evaluate the effects of SCS on the processing of acute experimental pain, we performed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) on eight patients suffering from failed back surgery syndrome who were also being treated with SCS for severe pain in their legs and lower back. Three types of stimulation were used, each lasting 36s: (i) SCS, (ii) heat pain (HP) applied to the leg affected by neuropathic pain, and (iii) simultaneous HP and SCS. During SCS, we found increased activation of the medial primary sensorimotor cortex somatotopically corresponding to the foot and/or perineal region, contralateral posterior insula, and the ipsilateral secondary somatosensory cortex (S2). Decreased activation was seen in the bilateral primary motor cortices and the ipsilateral primary somatosensory cortex corresponding to the shoulder, elbow and hand. Compared to separately presented HP and SCS, simultaneous HP and SCS showed statistically significant activation of the bilateral inferior temporal cortex and the ipsilateral cerebellar cortex. The activation of the primary motor cortex, insula and S2 during SCS may directly interfere with the processing of neuropathic pain. When SCS is associated with heat pain, the paralimbic association cortex and cerebellum show activation exceeding the sum of activations resulting from separate SCS and heat pain stimulation. The explanation of this could possibly rest with the continuous comparisons of simultaneous pain and somatosensory sensations occurring in a single dermatome.
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- Andrej Stancák
- Charles University Prague, Department of Normal, Pathological and Clinical Physiology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Ke Karlovu 4, 12000 Prague 2, Czech Republic.
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Pleger B, Ruff CC, Blankenburg F, Bestmann S, Wiech K, Stephan KE, Capilla A, Friston KJ, Dolan RJ. Neural coding of tactile decisions in the human prefrontal cortex. J Neurosci 2006; 26:12596-601. [PMID: 17135421 PMCID: PMC2636906 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4275-06.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The neural processes underlying tactile decisions in the human brain remain elusive. We addressed this question in a functional magnetic resonance imaging study using a somatosensory discrimination task, requiring participants to compare the frequency of two successive tactile stimuli. Tactile stimuli per se engaged somatosensory, parietal, and frontal cortical regions. Using a statistical model that accounted for the relative difference in frequencies (i.e., Weber fraction) and discrimination accuracy (i.e., correct or incorrect), we show that trial-by-trial relative frequency difference is represented linearly by activity changes in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, and bilateral anterior insular cortices. However, a circumscribed region within the left DLPFC showed a different response pattern expressed as activity changes that were monotonically related to relative stimulation difference only for correct but not for incorrect trials. Our findings suggest that activity in the left DLPFC encodes stimulus representations that underlie veridical tactile decisions in humans.
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- Burkhard Pleger
- Wellcome Center of Neuroimaging, University College London, London WC1N 3AR, United Kingdom.
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Huang RS, Sereno MI. Dodecapus: An MR-compatible system for somatosensory stimulation. Neuroimage 2006; 34:1060-73. [PMID: 17182259 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2006] [Revised: 10/03/2006] [Accepted: 10/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Somatotopic mapping of human body surface using fMRI is challenging. First, it is difficult to deliver tactile stimuli in the scanner. Second, multiple stimulators are often required to cover enough area of the complex-shaped body surface, such as the face. In this study, a computer-controlled pneumatic system was constructed to automatically deliver air puffs to 12 locations on the body surface through an MR-compatible manifold (Dodecapus) mounted on a head coil inside the scanner bore. The timing of each air-puff channel is completely programmable and this allows systematic and precise stimulation on multiple locations on the body surface during functional scans. Three two-condition block-design "Localizer" paradigms were employed to localize the cortical representations of the face, lips, and fingers, respectively. Three "Phase-encoded" paradigms were employed to map the detailed somatotopic organizations of the face, lips, and fingers following each "Localizer" paradigm. Multiple somatotopic representations of the face, lips, and fingers were localized and mapped in primary motor cortex (MI), ventral premotor cortex (PMv), polysensory zone (PZ), primary (SI) and secondary (SII) somatosensory cortex, parietal ventral area (PV) and 7b, as well as anterior and ventral intraparietal areas (AIP and VIP). The Dodecapus system is portable, easy to setup, generates no radio frequency interference, and can also be used for EEG and MEG experiments. This system could be useful for non-invasive somatotopic mapping in both basic and clinical studies.
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- Ruey-Song Huang
- Department of Cognitive Science 0515, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0515, USA
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Li Hegner Y, Saur R, Veit R, Butts R, Leiberg S, Grodd W, Braun C. BOLD adaptation in vibrotactile stimulation: neuronal networks involved in frequency discrimination. J Neurophysiol 2006; 97:264-71. [PMID: 17065253 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00617.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The present functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study investigated human brain regions subserving the discrimination of vibrotactile frequency. An event-related adaptation paradigm was used in which blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) responses are lower to same compared with different pairs of stimuli (BOLD adaptation). This adaptation effect serves as an indicator for feature-specific responding of neuronal subpopulations. Subjects had to discriminate two vibrotactile stimuli sequentially applied with a delay of 600 ms to their left middle fingertip. The stimulus frequency was in the flutter range of 18-26 Hz. In half of the trials, the two stimuli possessed identical frequency (same), whereas in the other half, a frequency difference of +/-2 Hz was used (diff). As a result, BOLD adaptation was observed in the contralateral primary somatosensory cortex (S1), precentral gyrus, superior temporal gyrus (STG); ipsilateral insula as well as bilateral secondary somatosensory cortex and supplementary motor area. When statistically comparing the BOLD time courses between same and diff trials in these cortical areas, it was found that the vibrotactile BOLD adaptation is initiated in the contralateral S1 and STG simultaneously. These findings suggest that the cortical areas responsive to the frequency difference between two serially presented stimuli sequentially process the frequency of a vibrotactile stimulus and constitute a putative neuronal network underlying human vibrotactile frequency discrimination.
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- Yiwen Li Hegner
- Institute of MedicalPsychology and Behavioral Neurobiolopgy, and MEG-Center, International Max Planck Research School, Otfried-Müller-Strasse 47, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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