Effector-independent brain activity during motor imagery of the upper and lower limbs: an fMRI study.

Autor: Mizuguchi N; Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-1192, Japan. Electronic address: mizuguchi@aoni.waseda.jp., Nakata H; Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-1192, Japan., Kanosue K; Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-1192, Japan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Neuroscience letters [Neurosci Lett] 2014 Oct 03; Vol. 581, pp. 69-74. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Aug 20.
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.08.025
Abstrakt: We utilized functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to evaluate the common brain region of motor imagery for the right and left upper and lower limbs. The subjects were instructed to repeatedly imagined extension and flexion of the right or left hands/ankles. Brain regions, which included the supplemental motor area (SMA), premotor cortex and parietal cortex, were activated during motor imagery. Conjunction analysis revealed that the left SMA and inferior frontal gyrus (IFG)/ventral premotor cortex (vPM) were commonly activated with motor imagery of the right hand, left hand, right foot, and left foot. This result suggests that these brain regions are activated during motor imagery in an effector independent manner.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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