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Whitton SA, Sreenan B, Jiang F. The contribution of auditory imagery and visual rhythm perception to sensorimotor synchronization with external and imagined rhythm. J Exp Psychol Gen 2024; 153:1861-1872. [PMID: 38695803 PMCID: PMC11250674 DOI: 10.1037/xge0001601] [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] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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Sensorimotor synchronization (SMS) refers to the temporal coordination of an external stimulus with movement. Our previous work revealed that while SMS with visual flashing patterns was less consistent than with auditory or tactile patterns, it was still evident in a sample of nonmusicians. Although previous studies have speculated the potential role of auditory imagery, its contribution to visual SMS performance is not well quantified. Utilizing a synchronization-continuation finger-tapping task with a visual stimulus that included implied motion, we aimed to examine how participants' imagery ability, musicality, and rhythm perception affected SMS performance. We quantified participants' SMS consistency in synchronization (with visual cues) and continuation (without visual cues) phases. Participants also performed a perception task assessing their ability to detect temporal perturbations in the visual rhythm and completed musical ability and imagery questionnaires. Our linear regression model for SMS consistency included the trial phase, self-reported auditory imagery control and musicality, and visual rhythm perception as predictors. Significant effects of trial phase and auditory imagery scores on SMS consistency suggested that participants performed SMS more consistently while the guiding visual stimulus was present and that the higher one's self-reported auditory imagery ability, the better their SMS when continuing with unguided rhythm. One's visual rhythm perception accuracy significantly correlated with SMS consistency during the synchronization phase, and there was no correlation between rhythm perception and auditory imagery control. Overall, our results suggested relatively independent contributions of auditory imagery and visual rhythm perception to SMS with visual rhythm. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Department of Psychology, University of Nevada
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Alenezi MM, Hayes A, Lawrence GP, Kubis HP. Influence of motor imagery training on hip abductor muscle strength and bilateral transfer effect. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1188658. [PMID: 37745234 PMCID: PMC10512955 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1188658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Motor imagery training could be an important treatment of reduced muscle function in patients and injured athletes. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of imagery training on maximal force production in a larger muscle group (hip abductors) and potential bilateral transfer effects. Healthy participants (n = 77) took part in two experimental studies using two imagery protocols (∼30 min/day, 5 days/week for 2 weeks) compared either with no practice (study 1), or with isometric exercise training (study 2). Maximal hip abduction isometric torque, electromyography amplitudes (trained and untrained limbs), handgrip strength, right shoulder abduction (strength and electromyography), and imagery capability were measured before and after the intervention. Post intervention, motor imagery groups of both studies exhibited significant increase in hip abductors strength (∼8%, trained side) and improved imagery capability. Further results showed that imagery training induced bilateral transfer effects on muscle strength and electromyography amplitude of hip abductors. Motor imagery training was effective in creating functional improvements in limb muscles of trained and untrained sides.
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- Majid Manawer Alenezi
- Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, School of Human and Behavioural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
- Northern Border Health Cluster, Academic Affairs and Training, Arar, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, School of Human and Behavioural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
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- Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, School of Human and Behavioural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
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- Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, School of Human and Behavioural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
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Capozio A, Ichiyama R, Astill SL. The acute effects of motor imagery and cervical transcutaneous electrical stimulation on manual dexterity and neural excitability. Neuropsychologia 2023; 187:108613. [PMID: 37285931 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2023.108613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TCES) of the spinal cord induces changes in spinal excitability. Motor imagery (MI) elicits plasticity in the motor cortex. It has been suggested that plasticity occurring in both cortical and spinal circuits might underlie the improvements in performance observed when training is combined with stimulation. We investigated the acute effects of cervical TCES and MI delivered in isolation or combined on corticospinal excitability, spinal excitability and manual performance. Participants (N = 17) completed three sessions during which they engaged in 20 min of: 1) MI, listening to an audio recording instructing to complete the purdue pegboard test (PPT) of manual performance; 2) TCES at the spinal level of C5-C6; 3) MI + TCES, listening to the MI script while receiving TCES. Before and after each condition, we measured corticospinal excitability via transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) at 100% and 120% motor threshold (MT), spinal excitability via single-pulse TCES and manual performance with the PPT. Manual performance was not improved by MI, TCES or MI + TCES. Corticospinal excitability assessed at 100% MT intensity increased in hand and forearm muscles after MI and MI + TCES, but not after just TCES. Conversely, corticospinal excitability assessed at 120% MT intensity was not affected by any of the conditions. The effects on spinal excitability depended on the recorded muscle: it increased after all conditions in biceps brachii (BB) and flexor carpi radialis (FCR); did not change after any conditions in the abductor pollicis brevis (APB); increased after TCES and MI + TCES, but not after just MI in the extensor carpi radialis (ECR). These findings suggest that MI and TCES increase the excitability of the central nervous system through different but complementary mechanisms, inducing changes in the excitability of spinal and cortical circuits. MI and TCES can be used in combination to modulate spinal/cortical excitability, an approach particularly relevant for people with limited residual dexterity who cannot engage in motor practice.
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- Antonio Capozio
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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Seiler BD, Monsma EV, Newman-Norlund R, Sacko R. Neural Activity During Imagery Supports Three Imagery Abilities as Measured by the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3. JOURNAL OF SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY 2022; 44:344-358. [PMID: 36049745 DOI: 10.1123/jsep.2021-0229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Self-report and neural data were examined in 14 right-handed college-age males screened from a pool of 200 to verify neural activity during imagery and that the neural activity (area of brain) varies as a function of the imagery type. Functional magnetic resonance imaging data collected during real-time imagery of the three Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3 abilities indicated frontal areas, motor areas, and cerebellum active during kinesthetic imagery, motor areas, and superior parietal lobule during internal visual imagery, and parietal lobule and occipital cortex during external visual imagery. Central and imagery-specific neural patterns were found providing further biological validation of kinesthetic, internal visual, and external visual complementing results on females. Next, research should (a) compare neural activity between male participants screened by self-reported imagery abilities to determine if good imagers have more efficient neural networks than poor imagers and (b) determine if there is a statistical link between participants' neural activity during imagery and self-report Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3 scores.
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- Brian D Seiler
- Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, and Athletic Training, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS,USA
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- Physical Education, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC,USA
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- Health and Human Performance, The Citadel, Charleston, SC,USA
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Mao X, Huang S, Ouyang M, Xie Y, Tan X. Effect of skill proficiency on motor imagery ability between amateur dancers and non-dancers. Front Psychol 2022; 13:899724. [PMID: 36033030 PMCID: PMC9415613 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.899724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Evidence has shown that athletes with high motor skill proficiency possess higher motor imagery ability than those with low motor skill proficiency. However, less is known whether this superiority in motor imagery ability emerges over amateur athletes. To address the issue, the present study aimed to investigate the individual differences in motor imagery ability between amateur dancers and non-dancers. Forty participants completed a novel dance movement reproduction task and measures of the vividness of visual imagery questionnaire (VVIQ) and the vividness of motor imagery questionnaire (VMIQ). The results showed that, relative to non-dancers, amateur dancers had higher ability of motor imagery to reproduce the lower-limb and upper-limb dance movements during the dance movement reproduction task. Besides, amateur dancers displayed higher abilities of the visual motor imagery and the kinesthetic imagery, but comparable visual imagery ability as the non-dancers. These findings suggest that the mental representation of motors but not the visual is affected by the motor skill levels, due to the motor imagery practice in sports amateurs.
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- Xiaoling Mao
- Education Center for Mental Health, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning, China
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- Education Center for Mental Health, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning, China
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- School of Education Science, Guangxi Minzu University, Nanning, China
- *Correspondence: Mingkun Ouyang,
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- School of Information Science and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
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Robin N, Coudevylle GR, Dominique L, Rulleau T, Champagne R, Guillot A, Toussaint L. Translation and validation of the movement imagery questionnaire-3 second French version. J Bodyw Mov Ther 2021; 28:540-546. [PMID: 34776192 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Motor imagery (MI) can be defined as the mental simulation of an action without performing it. Its effectiveness can be substantially influenced by imagery ability, and it is currently accepted that three main modalities are used in MI (kinaesthetic imagery, and internal or external visual imageries). In the context of rehabilitation, MI combined with physical therapy is further known to facilitate functional improvements, and promote cortical reorganization and long-term recovery. This study aimed to test the reproducibility and the validity of constructs (internal consistency and factorial structure) of the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3 Second French version (MIQ-3Sf). METHOD The internal consistency as well as the validity of constructs and the test-retest inter-rate reproducibility of the MIQ-3Sf was examined, in 553 participants, for the kinaesthetic and visual items. RESULTS The composite reliability scores (≥0.92) and the intraclass correlation coefficients (>0.88) for the kinaesthetic, internal visual and external visual imagery subscales revealed satisfactory internal consistency and reproducibility. Moreover, Pearson correlations revealed a strong relationship between the MIQ-3Sf and the MIQ-3f. CONCLUSIONS /Implications. The MIQ-3Sf can be considered as a valid, reliable and useful questionnaire for examining MI ability in the context of rehabilitation.
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- Nicolas Robin
- Laboratoire « Adaptation au Climat Tropical, Exercice & Santé », Faculté des Sciences du Sport de Pointe-à-Pitre, Université des Antilles, France.
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- Laboratoire « Adaptation au Climat Tropical, Exercice & Santé », Faculté des Sciences du Sport de Pointe-à-Pitre, Université des Antilles, France
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- UFR Sciences de l'homme et de l'environnement, département STAPS, Université de la Réunion, France
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- Unité de Recherche Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Départemental de La Roche sur Yon, France
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- Service de Médecine Physique et Réadaptation, Les Capucins, Angers, France
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- Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité, Faculté des Sciences du Sport de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition et l'Apprentissage, Faculté des Sciences du Sport de Poitiers, Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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Pando-Naude V, Patyczek A, Bonetti L, Vuust P. An ALE meta-analytic review of top-down and bottom-up processing of music in the brain. Sci Rep 2021; 11:20813. [PMID: 34675231 PMCID: PMC8531391 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00139-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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A remarkable feature of the human brain is its ability to integrate information from the environment with internally generated content. The integration of top-down and bottom-up processes during complex multi-modal human activities, however, is yet to be fully understood. Music provides an excellent model for understanding this since music listening leads to the urge to move, and music making entails both playing and listening at the same time (i.e., audio-motor coupling). Here, we conducted activation likelihood estimation (ALE) meta-analyses of 130 neuroimaging studies of music perception, production and imagery, with 2660 foci, 139 experiments, and 2516 participants. We found that music perception and production rely on auditory cortices and sensorimotor cortices, while music imagery recruits distinct parietal regions. This indicates that the brain requires different structures to process similar information which is made available either by an interaction with the environment (i.e., bottom-up) or by internally generated content (i.e., top-down).
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- Victor Pando-Naude
- Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University and The Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg, Universitetsbyen, 3-0-17, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.
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- MR Center of Excellence, Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University and The Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg, Universitetsbyen, 3-0-17, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Center for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University and The Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg, Universitetsbyen, 3-0-17, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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Cole SN, Smith DM, Ragan K, Suurmond R, Armitage CJ. Synthesizing the effects of mental simulation on behavior change: Systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis. Psychon Bull Rev 2021; 28:1514-1537. [PMID: 33948918 PMCID: PMC8500882 DOI: 10.3758/s13423-021-01880-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Mental simulation of future scenarios is hypothesized to affect future behavior, but a large and inconsistent literature means it is unclear whether, and under what conditions, mental simulation can change people's behavior. A meta-analysis was conducted to synthesize the effects of mental simulation on behavior and examine under what conditions mental simulation works best. An inclusive systematic database search identified 123 (N = 5,685) effect sizes comparing mental simulation to a control group. After applying a multilevel random effects model, a statistically-reliable positive effect of Hedges' g = 0.49, 95% CI [0.37; 0.62] was found, which was significantly different than zero. Using a taxonomy to identify different subtypes of mental simulation (along two dimensions, class [process, performance, outcome] and purpose [whether an inferior, standard, superior version of that behavior is simulated]), it was found that superior simulations garnered more reliable beneficial effects than inferior simulations. These findings have implications for integrating theories of how mental simulations change behavior, how mental simulations are classified, and may help guide professionals seeking evidence-based and cost-effective methods of changing behavior.
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- Scott N Cole
- Department of Psychology, York Saint John University, York, YO31 7EX, UK
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- Psychology, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds, LS18 5HD, UK
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- Psychology, Newcastile University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, 6229 GT, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Manchester Centre for Health Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
- NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
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Differential Influence of the Dorsal Premotor and Primary Somatosensory Cortex on Corticospinal Excitability during Kinesthetic and Visual Motor Imagery: A Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study. Brain Sci 2021; 11:brainsci11091196. [PMID: 34573217 PMCID: PMC8465986 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11091196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Consistent evidence suggests that motor imagery involves the activation of several sensorimotor areas also involved during action execution, including the dorsal premotor cortex (dPMC) and the primary somatosensory cortex (S1). However, it is still unclear whether their involvement is specific for either kinesthetic or visual imagery or whether they contribute to motor activation for both modalities. Although sensorial experience during motor imagery is often multimodal, identifying the modality exerting greater facilitation of the motor system may allow optimizing the functional outcomes of rehabilitation interventions. In a sample of healthy adults, we combined 1 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to suppress neural activity of the dPMC, S1, and primary motor cortex (M1) with single-pulse TMS over M1 for measuring cortico-spinal excitability (CSE) during kinesthetic and visual motor imagery of finger movements as compared to static imagery conditions. We found that rTMS over both dPMC and S1, but not over M1, modulates the muscle-specific facilitation of CSE during kinesthetic but not during visual motor imagery. Furthermore, dPMC rTMS suppressed the facilitation of CSE, whereas S1 rTMS boosted it. The results highlight the differential pattern of cortico-cortical connectivity within the sensorimotor system during the mental simulation of the kinesthetic and visual consequences of actions.
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Effect of Motor Imagery Training on Motor Learning in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18189467. [PMID: 34574389 PMCID: PMC8465066 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18189467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Background: There is an urgent need to systematically analyze the growing body of literature on the effect of motor imagery (MI) training in children and adolescents. Methods: Seven databases and clinicaltrials.gov were searched. Two reviewers independently screened references and full texts, and extracted data (studies’ methodology, MI elements, temporal parameters). Two studies were meta-analyzed providing the standard mean difference (SDM). Selected studies were evaluated with the risk of bias (RoB) and GRADE tools. Results: A total of 7238 references were retrieved. The sample size of the 22 included studies, published between 1995 and 2021, ranged from 18 to 136 participants, totaling 934 (nine to 18 years). Studies included healthy pupils, mentally retarded adolescents, children with motor coordination difficulties or with mild mental disabilities. The motor learning tasks focused on upper, lower and whole body movements. SMDs for the primary outcome of pooled studies varied between 0.83 to 1.87 (95% CI, I2, T2 varied 0.33–3.10; p = 0.001; 0–74%; 0–0.59). RoB varied between some concerns and high risk. GRADE rating was low. Conclusions: MI combined with physical practice (PP) might have a high potential for healthy and impaired children and adolescents. However, important reporting recommendations (PETTLEP, TIDieR, CONSORT) should be followed. The systematic review was registered with PROSPERO: CRD42021237361.
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A F, M I, L T, G M, D C, L P, Mc G, L G, C B. Dynamic locomotor imagery in athletes with severe visual impairments. NEW IDEAS IN PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2021.100855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Gäumann S, Gerber RS, Suica Z, Wandel J, Schuster-Amft C. A different point of view: the evaluation of motor imagery perspectives in patients with sensorimotor impairments in a longitudinal study. BMC Neurol 2021; 21:297. [PMID: 34315411 PMCID: PMC8314460 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-021-02266-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Motor imagery (MI) has been successfully applied in neurological rehabilitation. Little is known about the spontaneous selection of the MI perspectives in patients with sensorimotor impairments. What perspective is selected: internal (first-person view), or external (third-person view)? The aim was to evaluate the MI perspective preference in patients with sensorimotor impairments. Methods In a longitudinal study including four measurement sessions, 55 patients (25 stroke, 25 multiple sclerosis, 5 Parkinson’s disease; 25 females; mean age 58 ± 14 years) were included. MI ability and perspective preference in both visual and kinaesthetic imagery modalities were assessed using the Kinaesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire-20 (KVIQ-20), the body rotation task (BRT), and mental chronometry (MC). Additionally, patients’ activity level was assessed. Descriptive analyses were performed regarding different age- (< 45, 45–64, > 64), activity levels (inactive, partially active, active), and KVIQ-20 movement classifications (axial, proximal, distal, upper and lower limb). A mixed-effects model was used to investiage the relationship between the primary outcome (MI perspective: internal, external) with the explanatory variables age, MI modality (visual, kinaesthetic), movement type (axial, proximal, distal), activity levels and the different assessments (KVIQ-20, BRT, MC). Results Imagery modality was not a significant predictor of perspective preference. Over the four measurement sessions, patients tended to become more consistent in their perspective selection, however, time point was not a significant predictor. Movement type was a significant predictor: imagination of distal vs. axial and proximal vs. axial movements were both associated with preference for external perspective. Patients with increased physical activity level tend to use internal imagery, however, this effect was borderline not statistically significant. Age was neither a significant precictor. Regarding the MI assessments, the KVIQ- 20 score was a significant predictor. The patients with higher test scores tend to use the external perspective. Conclusion It is recommended to evaluate the spontaneous MI perspective selection to design patient-specific MI training interventions. Distal movements (foot, finger) may be an indicator when evaluating the consistency of the MI perspective in patients with sensorimotor impairments. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12883-021-02266-w.
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- Szabina Gäumann
- Institute of Physiotherapy, School of Health Professions, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9, 8401, Winterthur, Switzerland.,Research Department, Reha Rheinfelden, Salinenstrasse 98, 4310, Rheinfelden, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiotherapy, School of Health Professions, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9, 8401, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Research Department, Reha Rheinfelden, Salinenstrasse 98, 4310, Rheinfelden, Switzerland
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- Institute for Optimisation and Data Analysis, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Jlcoweg 1, 3400, Burgdorf, Switzerland
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- Research Department, Reha Rheinfelden, Salinenstrasse 98, 4310, Rheinfelden, Switzerland. .,Institute for Rehabilitation and Performance Technology, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Pestalozzistrasse 20, 3400, Burgdorf, Switzerland. .,Division for Rehabilitative and Regenerative Sports Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Mittlere Allee 18, 4052, Basel, Switzerland.
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Gose R, Abraham A. Looking beyond the binary: an extended paradigm for focus of attention in human motor performance. Exp Brain Res 2021; 239:1687-1699. [PMID: 33997920 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-021-06126-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Focus of attention (FOA) has been shown to affect human motor performance. Research into FOA has mainly posited it as either external or internal to-the-body (EFOA and IFOA, respectively). However, this binary paradigm overlooks the dynamic interactions among the individual, the task, and the environment, which are core to many disciplines, including dance. This paper reviews the comparative effects of EFOA and IFOA on human motor performance. Next, it identifies challenges within this EFOA-IFOA binary paradigm at the conceptual, definitional, and functional levels, which could lead to misinterpretation of research findings thus impeding current understanding of FOA. Building on these challenges and in effort to expand the current paradigm into a non-binary one, it offers an additional FOA category-dynamic interactive FOA-which highlights the dynamic interactions existing between EFOA and IFOA. Mental imagery is then proposed as a suitable approach for separately studying the different FOA subtypes. Lastly, clinical and research applications of a dynamic interactive FOA perspective for a wide range of domains, from motor rehabilitation to sports and dance performance enhancement, are discussed.
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- Rebecca Gose
- Department of Dance, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia, 263 Dance Building, 325 Sanford Drive, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ariel University, 4077625 , Ariel, Israel
- Navigation and Accessibility Research Center of Ariel University (NARCA), Ariel University, 4077625, Ariel, Israel
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Dahm SF, Bart VKE, Pithan JM, Rieger M. Deutsche Übersetzung und Validierung des VMIQ-2 zur Erfassung der Lebhaftigkeit von Handlungsvorstellungen. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR SPORTPSYCHOLOGIE 2019; 26:151-158. [PMID: 32273834 PMCID: PMC7145442 DOI: 10.1026/1612-5010/a000273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The aim of the study was to validate a German version of the Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire 2 (VMIQ-2; Roberts, Callow, Hardy, Markland, & Bringer, 2008), which measures external visual, internal visual, and kinesthetic vividness of movement imagery. The psychometric characteristics of the German version did not differ significantly from the English version. Using confirmatory factor analyses, the three-dimensional structure of the VMIQ-2 was replicated with reasonable fit and good internal consistency. The test-retest reliability was moderate. Thus, the German version of the VMIQ-2 is a valid instrument for measuring the vividness of movement imagery.
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- Stephan F Dahm
- UMIT - Private Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Medizinische Informatik und Technik, Hall in Tirol
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- UMIT - Private Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Medizinische Informatik und Technik, Hall in Tirol
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- UMIT - Private Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Medizinische Informatik und Technik, Hall in Tirol
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Imagery Ability and Imagery Perspective Preference: A Study of Their Relationship and Age- and Gender-Related Changes. Behav Neurol 2019; 2019:7536957. [PMID: 31467614 PMCID: PMC6701277 DOI: 10.1155/2019/7536957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This study examined if imagery ability (i.e., vividness and temporal congruence between imagined and executed knee extensions) and imagery perspective preference were affected by ageing and gender. Ninety-four participants, 31 young, 43 intermediate, and 20 older adults completed the Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire-2 and a knee extension temporal congruence test to reflect on their imagery ability and an imagery perspective preference test. Male participants had a better imagery ability than the female participants (F (4, 85) = 2.84, p = .029, η2 = .118). However, significant age-related changes in imagery ability were not found in the three age groups. Change in imagery perspective preference with a trend towards an external imagery perspective was observed with ageing (F (3, 89) = 3.16, p = .028, η2 = .096) but not between male and female. The results suggest that imagery ability may be preserved with ageing. As individuals age, their preference for using an imagery perspective shifts from a more internal to a more external perspective. This understanding is important when designing future imagery research and real-life application or clinical intervention.
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Fusco A, Iasevoli L, Iosa M, Gallotta MC, Padua L, Tucci L, Antonucci G, Baldari C, Guidetti L. Dynamic motor imagery mentally simulates uncommon real locomotion better than static motor imagery both in young adults and elderly. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0218378. [PMID: 31242209 PMCID: PMC6594612 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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A new form of Motor Imagery (MI), called dynamic Motor Imagery (dMI) has recently been proposed. The dMI adds to conventional static Motor Imagery (sMI) the presence of simultaneous actual movements partially replicating those mentally represented. In a previous research conducted on young participants, dMI showed to be temporally closer than sMI in replicating the real performance for some specific locomotor conditions. In this study, we evaluated if there is any influence of the ageing on dMI. Thirty healthy participants were enrolled: 15 young adults (27.1±3.8 y.o.) and 15 older adults (65.9±9.6y.o.). The performance time and the number of steps needed to either walk to a target (placed at 10m from participants) or to imagine walking to it, were assessed. Parameters were measured for sMI, dMI and real locomotion (RL) in three different locomotor conditions: forward walking (FW), backward walking (BW), and lateral walking (LW). Temporal performances of sMI and dMI did not differ between RL in the FW, even if significantly different to each other (p = 0.0002). No significant differences were found for dMI with respect to RL for LW (p = 0.140) and BW (p = 0.438), while sMI was significantly lower than RL in LW (p<0.001). The p-value of main effect of age on participants’ temporal performances was p = 0.055. The interaction between age and other factors such as the type of locomotion (p = 0.358) or the motor condition (p = 0.614) or third level interaction (p = 0.349) were not statistically significant. Despite a slight slowdown in the performance of elderly compared to young participants, the temporal and spatial accuracy was better in dMI than sMI in both groups. Motor imagery processes may be strengthened by the feedback generated through dMI, and this effect appears to be unaffected by age.
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- Augusto Fusco
- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Section of Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Section of Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Geriatrics, Neurosciences and Orthopaedics, Sacred Heart Catholic University, Rome, Italy
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Section of Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
- Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Section of Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy
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Abraham A, Gose R, Schindler R, Nelson BH, Hackney ME. Dynamic Neuro-Cognitive Imagery (DNI TM) Improves Developpé Performance, Kinematics, and Mental Imagery Ability in University-Level Dance Students. Front Psychol 2019; 10:382. [PMID: 30881328 PMCID: PMC6407436 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Dance requires optimal range-of-motion and cognitive abilities. Mental imagery is a recommended, yet under-researched, training method for enhancing both of these. This study investigated the effect of Dynamic Neuro-Cognitive Imagery (DNITM) training on developpé performance (measured by gesturing ankle height and self-reported observations) and kinematics (measured by hip and pelvic range-of-motion), as well as on dance imagery abilities. Thirty-four university-level dance students (M age = 19.70 ± 1.57) were measured performing three developpé tasks (i.e., 4 repetitions, 8 consecutive seconds hold, and single repetition) at three time-points (2 × pre-, 1 × post-intervention). Data were collected using three-dimensional motion capture, mental imagery questionnaires, and subjective reports. Following the DNITM intervention, significant increases (p < 0.01) were detected in gesturing ankle height, as well as in hip flexion and abduction range-of-motion, without significant changes in pelvic alignment. These gains were accompanied by self-reported decrease (p < 0.05) in level of difficulty experienced and significant improvements in kinesthetic (p < 0.05) and dance (p < 0.01) imagery abilities. This study provides evidence for the motor and non-motor benefits of DNITM training in university-level dance students.
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- Amit Abraham
- Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Department of Kinesiology, College of Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Department of Dance, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Department of Mathematics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Kinesiology, College of Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Atlanta VA Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Decatur, GA, United States
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Suica Z, Platteau-Waldmeier P, Koppel S, Schmidt-Trucksaess A, Ettlin T, Schuster-Amft C. Motor imagery ability assessments in four disciplines: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e023439. [PMID: 30552265 PMCID: PMC6303557 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Motor imagery (MI) is a very popular and well-accepted technique in different disciplines. Originating from sport and psychology, MI is now also used in the field of medicine and education. Several studies confirmed the benefits of MI to facilitate motor learning and skill acquisition. The findings indicated that individual's MI ability might influence the effectiveness of MI interventions. Over the last two centuries, researchers have developed several assessments to evaluate MI's abstract construct. However, no systematic reviews (SR) exist for MI ability evaluation methods and their measurement properties. METHODS AND ANALYSIS The SR will evaluate available MI ability assessments and their psychometric properties in four relevant disciplines: sports, psychology, medicine and education. This involves performing searches in SPORTDiscus, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Web of Science and ERIC. Working independently, two reviewers will screen articles for selection. Then all raw information will be compiled in an overview table-including the articles' characteristics (eg, a study's setting or the population demographics) and the MI ability assessment (psychometric properties). To evaluate the articles' methodological quality, we will use the COSMIN checklist. Then we will evaluate all the included assessments' quality and perform a best-evidence synthesis. Results of this review will be reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The SR is based on published data, and ethical approval is not required. This review will provide information on assessment performance and equipment, as well as its main focus and usefulness. Furthermore, we will present the methodological quality of all the included articles and assess the included instruments' quality. Ultimately, this will act as a valuable resource, providing an overview of MI ability assessments for individual clinical settings, treatment aims, and various populations. The SR's final report will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at relevant conferences. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42017077004.
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- Zorica Suica
- Research Department, Reha Rheinfelden, Rheinfelden, Switzerland
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- School of Health Professions, Institute of Physiotherapy, Zurich University for Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Research Department, Reha Rheinfelden, Rheinfelden, Switzerland
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- Research Department, Reha Rheinfelden, Rheinfelden, Switzerland
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- Research Department, Reha Rheinfelden, Rheinfelden, Switzerland
- Department for Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Institute for Rehabilitation and Performance Technology, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Burgdorf, Switzerland
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Callow N, Edwards MG, Jones AL, Hardy L, Connell S. Action dual tasks reveal differential effects of visual imagery perspectives on motor performance. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove) 2018; 72:1401-1411. [PMID: 30352540 DOI: 10.1177/1747021818811464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Imagery research has identified two main visual perspectives, external visual imagery (EVI, third person) and internal visual imagery (IVI, first person). Based upon findings from brain imaging literature showing that different neural substrates are recruited for IVI and EVI perspectives, and that IVI activates motor system brain areas, we hypothesised that a concurrent action dual task would cause greater interference in performance for IVI than EVI. In a first experiment, participants were allocated to either an IVI or an EVI group, and were tasked with moving an onscreen marker towards a target in three blocked conditions: imagery, imagery with a concurrent motor dual-task of sequencing, and a math control. An interaction between imagery group and condition was driven by greater root mean square error for participants in the dual-task condition in the IVI group compared with the EVI group. We replicated the experiment with an eye-tracking objective measure of IVI; the results again showed that participants in the IVI group made more errors in motor movements, and an interference effect in eye movements, during the dual-task sequencing condition compared with the EVI group. The results of the two experiments reveal that a secondary motor task does interfere with IVI, providing behavioural evidence that IVI appears to rely on motor system processes more than EVI. These results have important implications for the use of visual imagery perspectives across a number of domains, with this paper being an essential reference for those conducting visual imagery perspectives research.
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- Nichola Callow
- 1 Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- 2 Institut de Recherches en Sciences Psychologiques, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium
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- 3 Department of Psychology, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- 1 Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- 1 Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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Raison N, Ahmed K, Abe T, Brunckhorst O, Novara G, Buffi N, McIlhenny C, van der Poel H, van Hemelrijck M, Gavazzi A, Dasgupta P. Cognitive training for technical and non-technical skills in robotic surgery: a randomised controlled trial. BJU Int 2018; 122:1075-1081. [DOI: 10.1111/bju.14376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Nicholas Raison
- Division of Transplantation Immunology and Mucosal Biology; Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine; Kings College London; UK
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- Division of Transplantation Immunology and Mucosal Biology; Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine; Kings College London; UK
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- Division of Transplantation Immunology and Mucosal Biology; Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine; Kings College London; UK
- Department of Urology; Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine; Sapporo Japan
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- Division of Transplantation Immunology and Mucosal Biology; Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine; Kings College London; UK
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- Department of Urology; Humanitas Clinical and Research Centre; Rozzano Milan Italy
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- Department of Urology; Forth Valley Royal Hospital; Larbert UK
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- Department of Urology; Netherlands Cancer Institute; Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology; Azienda USL Toscana Centro; Florence Italy
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- Division of Transplantation Immunology and Mucosal Biology; Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine; Kings College London; UK
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Filgueiras A, Quintas Conde EF, Hall CR. The neural basis of kinesthetic and visual imagery in sports: an ALE meta − analysis. Brain Imaging Behav 2017; 12:1513-1523. [DOI: 10.1007/s11682-017-9813-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Dana A, Gozalzadeh E. Internal and External Imagery Effects on Tennis Skills Among Novices. Percept Mot Skills 2017; 124:1022-1043. [DOI: 10.1177/0031512517719611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of internal and external visual imagery perspectives on performance accuracy of open and closed tennis skills (i.e., serve, forehand, and backhand) among novices. Thirty-six young male novices, aged 15–18 years, from a summer tennis program participated. Following initial skill acquisition (12 sessions), baseline assessments of imagery ability and imagery perspective preference were used to assign participants to one of three groups: internal imagery ( n = 12), external imagery ( n = 12), or a no-imagery (mental math exercise) control group ( n = 12). The experimental interventions of 15 minutes of mental imagery (internal or external) or mental math exercises followed by 15 minutes of physical practice were held three times a week for six weeks. The performance accuracy of the groups on the serve, forehand, and backhand strokes was measured at pre- and post-test using videotaping. Results showed significant increases in the performance accuracy of all three tennis strokes in all three groups, but serve accuracy in the internal imagery group and forehand accuracy in the external imagery group showed greater improvements, while backhand accuracy was similarly improved in all three groups. These findings highlight differential efficacy of internal and external visual imagery for performance improvement on complex sport skills in early stage motor learning.
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- Amir Dana
- Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran
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Kraeutner SN, Gaughan TC, Eppler SN, Boe SG. Motor imagery-based implicit sequence learning depends on the formation of stimulus-response associations. Acta Psychol (Amst) 2017; 178:48-55. [PMID: 28577488 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2017.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Revised: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Implicit sequence learning (ISL) occurs without conscious awareness and is critical for skill acquisition. The extent to which ISL occurs is a function of exposure (i.e., total training time and/or sequence to noise ratio) to a repeated sequence, and thus the cognitive mechanism underlying ISL is the formation of stimulus-response associations. As the majority of ISL studies employ paradigms whereby individuals unknowingly physically practice a repeated sequence, the cognitive mechanism underlying ISL through motor imagery (MI), the mental rehearsal of movement, remains unknown. This study examined the cognitive mechanisms of MI-based ISL by probing the link between exposure and the resultant ISL. Seventy-two participants underwent MI-based practice of an ISL task following randomization to one of four conditions: 4 training blocks with a high (4-High) or low (4-Low) sequence to noise ratio, or 2 training blocks with a high (2-High) or low (2-Low) sequence to noise ratio. Reaction time differences (dRT) and effect sizes between repeated and random sequences assessed the extent of learning. All groups showed a degree of ISL, yet effect sizes indicated a greater degree of learning in groups with higher exposure (4-Low and 4-High). Findings indicate that the extent to which ISL occurs through MI is impacted by manipulations to total training time and the sequence to noise ratio. Overall, we show that the extent of ISL occurring through MI is a function of exposure, indicating that like physical practice, the cognitive mechanisms of MI-based ISL rely on the formation of stimulus response associations.
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- Sarah N Kraeutner
- Laboratory for Brain Recovery and Function, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H4R1, Canada; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H4R2, Canada
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- Laboratory for Brain Recovery and Function, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H4R1, Canada; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H4R2, Canada
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- Laboratory for Brain Recovery and Function, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H4R1, Canada; School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H4R2, Canada
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- Laboratory for Brain Recovery and Function, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H4R1, Canada; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H4R2, Canada; School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H4R2, Canada; School of Physiotherapy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H4R2, Canada.
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Callow N, Jiang D, Roberts R, Edwards MG. Kinesthetic Imagery Provides Additive Benefits to Internal Visual Imagery on Slalom Task Performance. JOURNAL OF SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY 2017; 39:81-86. [PMID: 28033030 DOI: 10.1123/jsep.2016-0168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Recent brain imaging research demonstrates that the use of internal visual imagery (IVI) or kinesthetic imagery (KIN) activates common and distinct brain areas. In this paper, we argue that combining the imagery modalities (IVI and KIN) will lead to a greater cognitive representation (with more brain areas activated), and this will cause a greater slalom-based motor performance compared with using IVI alone. To examine this assertion, we randomly allocated 56 participants to one of the three groups: IVI, IVI and KIN, or a math control group. Participants performed a slalom-based driving task in a driving simulator, with average lap time used as a measure of performance. Results revealed that the IVI and KIN group achieved significantly quicker lap times than the IVI and the control groups. The discussion includes a theoretical advancement on why the combination of imagery modalities might facilitate performance, with links made to the cognitive neuroscience literature and applied practice.
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Kinesthetic motor imagery training modulates frontal midline theta during imagination of a dart throw. Int J Psychophysiol 2016; 110:137-145. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2016.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Revised: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The Study of Object-Oriented Motor Imagery Based on EEG Suppression. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0144256. [PMID: 26641241 PMCID: PMC4671551 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Motor imagery is a conventional method for brain computer interface and motor learning. To avoid the great individual difference of the motor imagery ability, object-oriented motor imagery was applied, and the effects were studied. Kinesthetic motor imagery and visual observation were administered to 15 healthy volunteers. The EEG during cue-based simple imagery (SI), object-oriented motor imagery (OI), non-object-oriented motor imagery (NI) and visual observation (VO) was recorded. Study results showed that OI and NI presented significant contralateral suppression in mu rhythm (p < 0.05). Besides, OI exhibited significant contralateral suppression in beta rhythm (p < 0.05). While no significant mu or beta contralateral suppression could be found during VO or SI (p > 0.05). Compared with NI, OI showed significant difference (p < 0.05) in mu rhythm and weak significant difference (p = 0.0612) in beta rhythm over the contralateral hemisphere. The ability of motor imagery can be reflected by the suppression degree of mu and beta frequencies which are the motor related rhythms. Thus, greater enhancement of activation in mirror neuron system is involved in response to object-oriented motor imagery. The object-oriented motor imagery is favorable for improvement of motor imagery ability.
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Hidalgo‐Peréz A, Fernández‐García Á, López‐de‐Uralde‐Villanueva I, Gil‐Martínez A, Paris‐Alemany A, Fernández‐Carnero J, La Touche R. EFFECTIVENESS OF A MOTOR CONTROL THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE PROGRAM COMBINED WITH MOTOR IMAGERY ON THE SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. Int J Sports Phys Ther 2015; 10:877-892. [PMID: 26618067 PMCID: PMC4637922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Motor control therapeutic exercise (MCTE) for the neck is a motor relearning program that emphasizes the coordination and contraction of specific neck flexor, extensor, and shoulder girdle muscles. Because motor imagery (MI) improves sensorimotor function and it improves several motor aspects, such as motor learning, neuromotor control, and acquisition of motor skills, the authors hypothesized that a combination of MCTE and MI would improve the sensorimotor function of the cervical spine more effectively than a MCTE program alone. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of MI combined with a MCTE program on sensorimotor function of the craniocervical region in asymptomatic subjects. STUDY DESIGN This study was a single-blinded randomized controlled trial. METHODS Forty asymptomatic subjects were assigned to a MCTE group or a MCTE+MI group. Both groups received the same MCTE program for the cervical region (60 minutes), but the MCTE+MI group received an additional intervention based on MI (15 minutes). The primary outcomes assessed were craniocervical neuromotor control (activation pressure value and highest pressure value), cervical kinesthetic sense (joint position error [JPE]), and the subjective perception of fatigue after effort. RESULTS Intra-group significant differences were obtained between pre- and post interventions for all evaluated variables (p<0.01) in the MCTE+MI and MCTE groups, except for craniocervical neuromotor control and the subjective perception of fatigue after effort in the MCTE group. In the MCTE+MI group a large effect size was found for craniocervical neuromotor control (d between -0.94 and -1.41), cervical kinesthetic sense (d between 0.97 and 2.14), neck flexor muscle endurance test (d = -1.50), and subjective perception of fatigue after effort (d = 0.79). There were significant inter-group differences for the highest pressure value, joint position error (JPE) extension, JPE left rotation, and subjective perception of fatigue after effort. CONCLUSION The combined MI and MCTE intervention produced statistically significant changes in sensorimotor function variables of the craniocervical region (highest pressure value, JPE extension and JPE left rotation) and the perception of subjective fatigue compared to MCTE alone. Both groups showed statistically significant changes in all variables measured, except for craniocervical neuromotor control and the subjective perception of fatigue after effort in the MCTE group. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 1b.
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- Amanda Hidalgo‐Peréz
- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Science, The Center for Advanced Studies University La Salle, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Aravaca, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Science, The Center for Advanced Studies University La Salle, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Aravaca, Madrid, Spain
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Ietswaart M, Butler AJ, Jackson PL, Edwards MG. Editorial: Mental practice: clinical and experimental research in imagery and action observation. Front Hum Neurosci 2015; 9:573. [PMID: 26528172 PMCID: PMC4606014 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University Atlanta, USA
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- École de Psychologie and CIRRIS and CRIUSMQ, Université Laval Québec, Canada
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- Institut de Recherche en Sciences Psychologiques, Université Catholique de Louvain Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Task-dependent changes of corticospinal excitability during observation and motor imagery of balance tasks. Neuroscience 2015; 303:535-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2015] [Revised: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 07/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Jiang D, Edwards MG, Mullins P, Callow N. The neural substrates for the different modalities of movement imagery. Brain Cogn 2015; 97:22-31. [PMID: 25956141 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2015.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Revised: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Research highlights that internal visual, external visual and kinesthetic imagery differentially effect motor performance (White & Hardy, 1995; Hardy & Callow, 1999). However, patterns of brain activation subserving these different imagery perspectives and modalities have not yet been established. In the current study, we applied the Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire-2 (VMIQ-2) to study the brain activation underpinning these types of imagery. Participants with high imagery ability (using the VMIQ-2) were selected to participate in the study. The experimental conditions involved imagining an action (one item from the VMIQ-2) using internal visual imagery, external visual imagery, kinesthetic imagery and a perceptual control condition involved looking at a fixation cross. The imagery conditions were presented using a block design and the participants' brain activation was recorded using 3T fMRI. A post-experimental questionnaire was administered to test if participants were able to maintain the imagery during the task and if they switched between the imagery perspective/modalities. Four participants failed to adhere to the imagery conditions, and their data was excluded from analysis. As hypothesized, the different perspectives and modalities of imagery elicited both common areas of activation (in the right supplementary motor area, BA6) and dissociated areas of activation. Specifically, internal visual imagery activated occipital, parietal and frontal brain areas (i.e., the dorsal stream) while external visual imagery activated occipital ventral stream areas and kinesthetic imagery activated caudate and cerebellum areas. These results provide the first central evidence for the visual perspectives and modalities delineated in the VMIQ-2, and, initial biological validity for the VMIQ-2. However, given that only one item from the VMIQ-2 was employed, future fMRI research needs to explore all items to further examine these contentions.
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- Dan Jiang
- Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences at Bangor University, UK
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- Psychological Sciences Research Institute at the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
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- Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences at Bangor University, UK.
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Fusco A, Iosa M, Gallotta MC, Paolucci S, Baldari C, Guidetti L. Different performances in static and dynamic imagery and real locomotion. An exploratory trial. Front Hum Neurosci 2014; 8:760. [PMID: 25324758 PMCID: PMC4183108 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 09/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Motor imagery (MI) is a mental representation of an action without its physical execution. Recently, the simultaneous movement of the body has been added to the mental simulation. This refers to dynamic motor imagery (dMI). This study was aimed at analyzing the temporal features for static and dMI in different locomotor conditions (natural walking, NW, light running, LR, lateral walking, LW, backward walking, BW), and whether these performances were more related to all the given conditions or present only in walking. We have been also evaluated the steps performed in the dMI in comparison with the ones performed by real locomotion. 20 healthy participants (29.3 ± 5.1 years old) were asked to move towards a visualized target located at 10 mt. In dMI, no significant temporal differences respect the actual locomotion were found for all the given tasks (NW: p = 0.058, LR: p = 0.636, BW: p = 0.096; LW: p = 0,487). Significant temporal differences between static imagery and actual movements were found for LR (p < 0.001) and LW (p < 0.001), due to an underestimation of time needed to achieve the target in imagined locomotion. Significant differences in terms of number of steps among tasks were found for LW (p < 0.001) and BW (p = 0.036), whereas neither in NW (p = 0.124) nor LR (p = 0.391) between dMI and real locomotion. Our results confirmed that motor imagery is a task-dependent process, with walking being temporally closer than other locomotor conditions. Moreover, the time records of dMI are nearer to the ones of actual locomotion respect than the ones of static motor imagery.
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- Augusto Fusco
- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico Rome, Italy ; Clinical Laboratory of Experimental Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Laboratory of Experimental Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Laboratory of Experimental Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico Rome, Italy
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Guillot A, Desliens S, Rouyer C, Rogowski I. Motor imagery and tennis serve performance: the external focus efficacy. J Sports Sci Med 2013; 12:332-338. [PMID: 24149813 PMCID: PMC3761826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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There is now ample evidence that motor imagery (MI) contributes to enhance motor performance. Previous research also demonstrated that directing athletes' attention to the effects of their movements on the environment is more effective than focusing on the action per se. The present study aimed therefore at evaluating whether adopting an external focus during MI contributes to enhance tennis serve performance. Twelve high-level young tennis players were included in a test-retest procedure. The effects of regular training were first evaluated. Then, players were subjected to a MI intervention during which they mentally focused on ball trajectory and specifically visualized the space above the net where the serve can be successfully hit. Serve performance was evaluated during both a validated serve test and a real match. The main results showed a significant increase in accuracy and velocity during the ecological serve test after MI practice, as well as a significant improvement in successful first serves and won points during the match. Present data therefore confirmed the efficacy of MI in combination of physical practice to improve tennis serve performance, and further provided evidence that it is feasible to adopt external attentional focus during MI. Practical applications are discussed. Key PointsMotor imagery contributes to enhance tennis serve performance.Data provided evidence of the benefits of adopting an external focus of attention during imagery.Results showed significant improvement in successful first serves and won points during a real match.
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- Aymeric Guillot
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport , EA 647, Villeurbanne, France ; Institut Universitaire de France , Paris, France
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