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Braaß H, Feldheim J, Chu Y, Tinnermann A, Finsterbusch J, Büchel C, Schulz R, Gerloff C. Association between activity in the ventral premotor cortex and spinal cord activation during force generation-A combined cortico-spinal fMRI study. Hum Brain Mapp 2023; 44:6471-6483. [PMID: 37873743 PMCID: PMC10681651 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26523] [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: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Force generation is a crucial element of dexterity and a highly relevant skill of the human motor system. How cerebral and spinal components interact and how spinal activation is associated with the activity in the cerebral primary motor and premotor areas is poorly understood. Here, we conducted combined cortico-spinal functional magnetic resonance imaging during a simple visually guided isometric force generation task in 20 healthy young subjects. Activation was localized in the right cervical spinal cord and left primary motor and premotor areas. The main finding is that spinal activation was negatively correlated with ventral premotor cortex activation. Spinal activation was furthermore significantly correlated with primary motor cortex activation, while increasing target forces led to an increase in the amount of activation. These data indicate that human premotor areas such as the ventral premotor cortex might be functionally connected to the lower cervical spinal cord contributing to distal upper limb functions, a finding that extends our understanding of human motor function beyond the animal literature.
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- Hanna Braaß
- Department of NeurologyUniversity Medical Center Hamburg‐EppendorfHamburgGermany
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- Department of NeurologyUniversity Medical Center Hamburg‐EppendorfHamburgGermany
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- Institute of Systems NeuroscienceUniversity Medical Center Hamburg‐EppendorfHamburgGermany
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- Institute of Systems NeuroscienceUniversity Medical Center Hamburg‐EppendorfHamburgGermany
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- Institute of Systems NeuroscienceUniversity Medical Center Hamburg‐EppendorfHamburgGermany
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- Institute of Systems NeuroscienceUniversity Medical Center Hamburg‐EppendorfHamburgGermany
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- Department of NeurologyUniversity Medical Center Hamburg‐EppendorfHamburgGermany
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- Department of NeurologyUniversity Medical Center Hamburg‐EppendorfHamburgGermany
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Hemmerling KJ, Hoggarth MA, Sandhu MS, Parrish TB, Bright MG. Spatial distribution of hand-grasp motor task activity in spinal cord functional magnetic resonance imaging. Hum Brain Mapp 2023; 44:5567-5581. [PMID: 37608682 PMCID: PMC10619382 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26458] [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: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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Upper extremity motor paradigms during spinal cord functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can provide insight into the functional organization of the cord. Hand-grasping is an important daily function with clinical significance, but previous studies of similar squeezing movements have not reported consistent areas of activity and are limited by sample size and simplistic analysis methods. Here, we study spinal cord fMRI activation using a unimanual isometric hand-grasping task that is calibrated to participant maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). Two task modeling methods were considered: (1) a task regressor derived from an idealized block design (Ideal) and (2) a task regressor based on the recorded force trace normalized to individual MVC (%MVC). Across these two methods, group motor activity was highly lateralized to the hemicord ipsilateral to the side of the task. Activation spanned C5-C8 and was primarily localized to the C7 spinal cord segment. Specific differences in spatial distribution are also observed, such as an increase in C8 and dorsal cord activity when using the %MVC regressor. Furthermore, we explored the impact of data quantity and spatial smoothing on sensitivity to hand-grasp motor task activation. This analysis shows a large increase in number of active voxels associated with the number of fMRI runs, sample size, and spatial smoothing, demonstrating the impact of experimental design choices on motor activation.
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- Kimberly J. Hemmerling
- Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of MedicineNorthwestern UniversityChicagoIllinoisUSA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of EngineeringNorthwestern UniversityEvanstonIllinoisUSA
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of MedicineNorthwestern UniversityChicagoIllinoisUSA
- Department of Physical TherapyNorth Central CollegeNapervilleIllinoisUSA
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- Shirley Ryan Ability LabChicagoIllinoisUSA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of MedicineNorthwestern UniversityChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of EngineeringNorthwestern UniversityEvanstonIllinoisUSA
- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of MedicineNorthwestern UniversityChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of MedicineNorthwestern UniversityChicagoIllinoisUSA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of EngineeringNorthwestern UniversityEvanstonIllinoisUSA
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Sugawara SK, Yamamoto T, Nakayama Y, Hamano YH, Fukunaga M, Sadato N, Nishimura Y. Premovement activity in the mesocortical system links peak force but not initiation of force generation under incentive motivation. Cereb Cortex 2023; 33:11408-11419. [PMID: 37814358 PMCID: PMC10690858 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhad376] [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: 04/01/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023] Open
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Motivation facilitates motor performance; however, the neural substrates of the psychological effects on motor performance remain unclear. We conducted a functional magnetic resonance imaging experiment while human subjects performed a ready-set-go task with monetary incentives. Although subjects were only motivated to respond quickly, increasing the incentives improved not only reaction time but also peak grip force. However, the trial-by-trial correlation between reaction time and peak grip force was weak. Extensive areas in the mesocortical system, including the ventral midbrain (VM) and cortical motor-related areas, exhibited motivation-dependent activity in the premovement "Ready" period when the anticipated monetary reward was displayed. This premovement activity in the mesocortical system correlated only with subsequent peak grip force, whereas the activity in motor-related areas alone was associated with subsequent reaction time and peak grip force. These findings suggest that the mesocortical system linking the VM and motor-related regions plays a role in controlling the peak of force generation indirectly associated with incentives but not the initiation of force generation.
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- Sho K Sugawara
- Neural Prosthetics Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan
- Section of Brain Function Information, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Hayama, Kanagawa 340-0193, Japan
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- Section of Brain Function Information, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
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- Neural Prosthetics Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan
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- Section of Brain Function Information, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
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- Section of Brain Function Information, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Hayama, Kanagawa 340-0193, Japan
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- Section of Brain Function Information, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
- The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Hayama, Kanagawa 340-0193, Japan
- Research Organization of Science and Technology, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan
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- Neural Prosthetics Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan
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Reddy NA, Zvolanek KM, Moia S, Caballero-Gaudes C, Bright MG. Denoising task-correlated head motion from motor-task fMRI data with multi-echo ICA. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.07.19.549746. [PMID: 37503125 PMCID: PMC10370165 DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.19.549746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
Abstract
Motor-task functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is crucial in the study of several clinical conditions, including stroke and Parkinson's disease. However, motor-task fMRI is complicated by task-correlated head motion, which can be magnified in clinical populations and confounds motor activation results. One method that may mitigate this issue is multi-echo independent component analysis (ME-ICA), which has been shown to separate the effects of head motion from the desired BOLD signal but has not been tested in motor-task datasets with high amounts of motion. In this study, we collected an fMRI dataset from a healthy population who performed a hand grasp task with and without task-correlated amplified head motion to simulate a motor-impaired population. We analyzed these data using three models: single-echo (SE), multi-echo optimally combined (ME-OC), and ME-ICA. We compared the models' performance in mitigating the effects of head motion on the subject level and group level. On the subject level, ME-ICA better dissociated the effects of head motion from the BOLD signal and reduced noise. Both ME models led to increased t-statistics in brain motor regions. In scans with high levels of motion, ME-ICA additionally mitigated artifacts and increased stability of beta coefficient estimates, compared to SE. On the group level, all three models produced activation clusters in expected motor areas in scans with both low and high motion, indicating that group-level averaging may also sufficiently resolve motion artifacts that vary by subject. These findings demonstrate that ME-ICA is a useful tool for subject-level analysis of motor-task data with high levels of task-correlated head motion. The improvements afforded by ME-ICA are critical to improve reliability of subject-level activation maps for clinical populations in which group-level analysis may not be feasible or appropriate, for example in a chronic stroke cohort with varying stroke location and degree of tissue damage.
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- 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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- Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language, Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain
- Neuro-X Institute, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Geneva, Switzerland
- Department of Radiology and Medical Informatics (DRIM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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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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Hemmerling KJ, Hoggarth MA, Sandhu MS, Parrish TB, Bright MG. Spatial distribution of hand-grasp motor task activity in spinal cord functional magnetic resonance imaging. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.04.25.537883. [PMID: 37503173 PMCID: PMC10370018 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.25.537883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Upper extremity motor paradigms during spinal cord functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can provide insight into the functional organization of the cord. Hand-grasping is an important daily function with clinical significance, but previous studies of similar squeezing movements have not reported consistent areas of activity and are limited by sample size and simplistic analysis methods. Here, we study spinal cord fMRI activation using a unimanual isometric hand-grasping task that is calibrated to participant maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). Two task modeling methods were considered: (1) a task regressor derived from an idealized block design (Ideal) and (2) a task regressor based on the recorded force trace normalized to individual MVC (%MVC). Across these two methods, group motor activity was highly lateralized to the hemicord ipsilateral to the side of the task. Activation spanned C5-C8 and was primarily localized to the C7 spinal cord segment. Specific differences in spatial distribution are also observed, such as an increase in C8 and dorsal cord activity when using the %MVC regressor. Furthermore, we explored the impact of data quantity and spatial smoothing on sensitivity to hand-grasp motor task activation. This analysis shows a large increase in number of active voxels associated with the number of fMRI runs, sample size, and spatial smoothing, demonstrating the impact of experimental design choices on motor activation.
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- Kimberly J. Hemmerling
- 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, 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 Physical Therapy, North Central College, Naperville, IL, United States
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- Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, Chicago, IL, United States
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, 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, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
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Singh B, Natsume K. Readiness potential reflects the intention of sit-to-stand movement. Cogn Neurodyn 2023; 17:605-620. [PMID: 37265646 PMCID: PMC10229514 DOI: 10.1007/s11571-022-09864-5] [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: 02/07/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
The negative-going movement-related cortical potentials are associated with the preparation and execution of the voluntary movements. Thus far, the readiness potential (RP) for simple movements involving either the upper or lower body segments has been studied. We investigated the ability to decode the sit-to-stand movement's intention from the RP, which uses the upper and lower body segments. Therefore, we performed scalp electroencephalography in healthy volunteers. A gyro sensor was placed on the back to detect the movement of the upper body segment, and an electromyogram electrode was placed on the surface of the hamstrings and quadriceps to detect movement of the lower body segment. Our study revealed that a negative RP was evoked around 2 to 3 s before the onset of the upper body movement in the sit-to-stand movement in response to the start cue. The RP had a negative peak and a steeper negative slope from - 0.8 to - 0.001 s just before the onset of the upper body movement. Negative-going RPs reflect the intention of preparation/execution of the sit-to-stand movement. Therefore, we used the morphological component analysis method to extract the morphology of RPs from a single trial. This morphology of RPs is a promising aspect for limb neurotrophies or neurorehabilitation devices.
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- Balbir Singh
- Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 USA
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- Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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O' Dowd A, Hirst R, Setti A, Kenny R, Newell F. Longitudinal grip strength is associated with susceptibility to the Sound Induced Flash Illusion in older adults. AGING BRAIN 2023; 3:100076. [PMID: 37287584 PMCID: PMC10241972 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbas.2023.100076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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The precision of temporal multisensory integration is associated with specific aspects of physical functioning in ageing, including gait speed and incidents of falling. However, it is unknown if such an association exists between multisensory integration and grip strength, an important index of frailty and brain health and predictor of disease and mortality in older adults. Here, we investigated whether temporal multisensory integration is associated with longitudinal (eight-year) grip strength trajectories in a large sample of 2,061 older adults (mean age = 64.42 years, SD = 7.20; 52% female) drawn from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). Grip strength (kg) for the dominant hand was assessed with a hand-held dynamometer across four testing waves. Longitudinal k-means clustering was applied to these data separately for sex (male, female) and age group (50-64, 65-74, 75+ years). At wave 3, older adults participated in the Sound Induced Flash Illusion (SIFI), a measure of the precision of temporal audio-visual integration, which included three audio-visual stimulus onset asynchronies (SOAs): 70, 150 and 230 ms. Results showed that older adults with a relatively lower (i.e., weaker) grip strength were more susceptible to the SIFI at the longer SOAs compared to those with a relatively higher (i.e., stronger) grip strength (p <.001). These novel findings suggest that older adults with relatively weaker grip strength exhibit an expanded temporal binding window for audio-visual events, possibly reflecting a reduction in the integrity of the central nervous system.
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- A. O' Dowd
- School of Psychology and Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Psychology and Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Ireland
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- The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- Mercer Institute for Successful Ageing, St James. Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Psychology and Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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Criss CR, Lepley AS, Onate JA, Clark BC, Simon JE, France CR, Grooms DR. Brain activity associated with quadriceps strength deficits after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Sci Rep 2023; 13:8043. [PMID: 37198275 PMCID: PMC10192374 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-34260-2] [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: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Prolonged treatment resistant quadriceps weakness after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R) contributes to re-injury risk, poor patient outcomes, and earlier development of osteoarthritis. The origin of post-injury weakness is in part neurological in nature, but it is unknown whether regional brain activity is related to clinical metrics of quadriceps weakness. Thus, the purpose of this investigation was to better understand the neural contributions to quadriceps weakness after injury by evaluating the relationship between brain activity for a quadriceps-dominated knee task (repeated cycles of unilateral knee flexion/extension from 45° to 0°), , and strength asymmetry in individuals returned to activity after ACL-R. Forty-four participants were recruited (22 with unilateral ACL reconstruction; 22 controls) and peak isokinetic knee extensor torque was assessed at 60°/s to calculate quadriceps limb symmetry index (Q-LSI, ratio of involved/uninvolved limb). Correlations were used to determine the relationship of mean % signal change within key sensorimotor brain regions and Q-LSI. Brain activity was also evaluated group wise based on clinical recommendations for strength (Q-LSI < 90%, n = 12; Q-LSI ≥ 90%, n = 10; controls, all n = 22 Q-LSI ≥ 90%). Lower Q-LSI was related to increased activity in the contralateral premotor cortex and lingual gyrus (p < .05). Those who did not meet clinical recommendations for strength demonstrated greater lingual gyrus activity compared to those who met clinical recommendations Q-LSI ≥ 90 and healthy controls (p < 0.05). Asymmetrically weak ACL-R patients displayed greater cortical activity than patients with no underlying asymmetry and healthy controls.
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- Cody R Criss
- Translational Biomedical Sciences, Graduate College, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA
- Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI), Grover Center W283, 1, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701-2979, USA
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- School of Kinesiology; Exercise and Sport Science Initiative, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI), Grover Center W283, 1, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701-2979, USA
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA
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- Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI), Grover Center W283, 1, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701-2979, USA
- Division of Athletic Training, School of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness, College of Health Sciences and Professions, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA
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- Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI), Grover Center W283, 1, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701-2979, USA
- Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA
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- Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI), Grover Center W283, 1, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701-2979, USA.
- Division of Athletic Training, School of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness, College of Health Sciences and Professions, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA.
- Division of Physical Therapy, School of Rehabilitation and Communication Sciences, College of Health Sciences and Professions, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA.
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Weber KA, Teplin ZM, Wager TD, Law CSW, Prabhakar NK, Ashar YK, Gilam G, Banerjee S, Delp SL, Glover GH, Hastie TJ, Mackey S. Confounds in neuroimaging: A clear case of sex as a confound in brain-based prediction. Front Neurol 2022; 13:960760. [PMID: 36601297 PMCID: PMC9806266 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.960760] [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: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Muscle weakness is common in many neurological, neuromuscular, and musculoskeletal conditions. Muscle size only partially explains muscle strength as adaptions within the nervous system also contribute to strength. Brain-based biomarkers of neuromuscular function could provide diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive value in treating these disorders. Therefore, we sought to characterize and quantify the brain's contribution to strength by developing multimodal MRI pipelines to predict grip strength. However, the prediction of strength was not straightforward, and we present a case of sex being a clear confound in brain decoding analyses. While each MRI modality-structural MRI (i.e., gray matter morphometry), diffusion MRI (i.e., white matter fractional anisotropy), resting state functional MRI (i.e., functional connectivity), and task-evoked functional MRI (i.e., left or right hand motor task activation)-and a multimodal prediction pipeline demonstrated significant predictive power for strength (R 2 = 0.108-0.536, p ≤ 0.001), after correcting for sex, the predictive power was substantially reduced (R 2 = -0.038-0.075). Next, we flipped the analysis and demonstrated that each MRI modality and a multimodal prediction pipeline could significantly predict sex (accuracy = 68.0%-93.3%, AUC = 0.780-0.982, p < 0.001). However, correcting the brain features for strength reduced the accuracy for predicting sex (accuracy = 57.3%-69.3%, AUC = 0.615-0.780). Here we demonstrate the effects of sex-correlated confounds in brain-based predictive models across multiple brain MRI modalities for both regression and classification models. We discuss implications of confounds in predictive modeling and the development of brain-based MRI biomarkers, as well as possible strategies to overcome these barriers.
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- Kenneth A. Weber
- Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States,*Correspondence: Kenneth A. Weber II
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- Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, United States
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- Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States,The Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Radiological Sciences Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Statistics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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Chen Z, Song X, Qiao Y, Yan J, Zhu C, Xie Q, Niu CM. Increased Inertia Triggers Linear Responses in Motor Cortices during Large-Extent Movements-A fNIRS Study. Brain Sci 2022; 12:1539. [PMID: 36421862 PMCID: PMC9688254 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12111539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Activities of daily living consist of accurate, coordinated movements, which require the upper limbs to constantly interact with environmental loads. The magnitude of the load was shown to affect kinematic outcomes in healthy subjects. Moreover, the increase in load facilitates the recovery of motor function in patients with neurological disorders. Although Brodmann Areas 4 and 6 were found to be active during loaded movements, it remains unclear whether stronger activation can be triggered simply by increasing the load magnitude. If such a linear relationship exists, it may provide a basis for the closed-loop adjustment of treatment plans in neurorehabilitation. Fourteen healthy participants were instructed to lift their hands to their armpits. The movements were grouped in blocks of 25 s. Each block was assigned a magnitude of inertial loads, either 0 pounds (bare hand), 3 pounds, or 15 pounds. Hemodynamic fNIRS signals were recorded throughout the experiment. Both channel-wise and ROI-wise analyses found significant activations against all three magnitudes of inertia. The generalized linear model revealed significant increases in the beta coefficient of 0.001673/pound in BA4 and 0.001338/pound in BA6. The linear trend was stronger in BA6 (conditional r2 = 0.9218) than in BA4 (conditional r2 = 0.8323).
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- Zhi Chen
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
- School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100091, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
- School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
- School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200025, China
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Lee HS, Schreiner L, Jo SH, Sieghartsleitner S, Jordan M, Pretl H, Guger C, Park HS. Individual finger movement decoding using a novel ultra-high-density electroencephalography-based brain-computer interface system. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:1009878. [PMID: 36340769 PMCID: PMC9627315 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1009878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology enables users to operate external devices without physical movement. Electroencephalography (EEG) based BCI systems are being actively studied due to their high temporal resolution, convenient usage, and portability. However, fewer studies have been conducted to investigate the impact of high spatial resolution of EEG on decoding precise body motions, such as finger movements, which are essential in activities of daily living. Low spatial sensor resolution, as found in common EEG systems, can be improved by omitting the conventional standard of EEG electrode distribution (the international 10-20 system) and ordinary mounting structures (e.g., flexible caps). In this study, we used newly proposed flexible electrode grids attached directly to the scalp, which provided ultra-high-density EEG (uHD EEG). We explored the performance of the novel system by decoding individual finger movements using a total of 256 channels distributed over the contralateral sensorimotor cortex. Dense distribution and small-sized electrodes result in an inter-electrode distance of 8.6 mm (uHD EEG), while that of conventional EEG is 60 to 65 mm on average. Five healthy subjects participated in the experiment, performed single finger extensions according to a visual cue, and received avatar feedback. This study exploits mu (8-12 Hz) and beta (13-25 Hz) band power features for classification and topography plots. 3D ERD/S activation plots for each frequency band were generated using the MNI-152 template head. A linear support vector machine (SVM) was used for pairwise finger classification. The topography plots showed regular and focal post-cue activation, especially in subjects with optimal signal quality. The average classification accuracy over subjects was 64.8 (6.3)%, with the middle versus ring finger resulting in the highest average accuracy of 70.6 (9.4)%. Further studies are required using the uHD EEG system with real-time feedback and motor imagery tasks to enhance classification performance and establish the basis for BCI finger movement control of external devices.
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- Hyemin S. Lee
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea
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- g.tec Medical Engineering GmbH, Schiedlberg, Upper Austria, Austria
- Institute for Integrated Circuits, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea
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- g.tec Medical Engineering GmbH, Schiedlberg, Upper Austria, Austria
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- Institute for Integrated Circuits, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
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- g.tec Medical Engineering GmbH, Schiedlberg, Upper Austria, Austria
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea
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Stewart JC, Baird JF, Lewis AF, Fritz SL, Fridriksson J. Effect of behavioral practice targeted at the motor action selection network after stroke. Eur J Neurosci 2022; 56:4469-4485. [PMID: 35781898 PMCID: PMC9380182 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Motor action selection engages a network of frontal and parietal brain regions. After stroke, individuals activate a similar network, however, activation is higher, especially in the contralesional hemisphere. The current study examined the effect of practice on action selection performance and brain activation after stroke. Sixteen individuals with chronic stroke (Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer motor score range: 18-61) moved a joystick with the more-impaired hand in two conditions: Select (externally cued choice; move right or left based on an abstract rule) and Execute (simple response; move same direction every trial). On Day 1, reaction time (RT) was longer in Select compared to Execute which corresponded to increased activation primarily in regions in the contralesional action selection network including dorsal premotor, supplementary motor, anterior cingulate and parietal cortices. After four days of practice, behavioral performance improved (decreased RT) and only contralesional parietal cortex significantly increased during Select. Higher brain activation on Day 1 in the bilateral action selection network, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, and contralesional sensory cortex predicted better performance on Day 4. Overall, practice led to improved action selection performance and reduced brain activation. Systematic changes in practice conditions may allow the targeting of specific components of the motor network during rehabilitation after stroke.
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- Jill Campbell Stewart
- Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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- Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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- Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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- Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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- Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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Demers M, Varghese R, Winstein C. Retrospective Analysis of Task-Specific Effects on Brain Activity After Stroke: A Pilot Study. Front Hum Neurosci 2022; 16:871239. [PMID: 35721357 PMCID: PMC9201099 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.871239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BackgroundEvidence supports cortical reorganization in sensorimotor areas induced by constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT). However, only a few studies examined the neural plastic changes as a function of task specificity. This retrospective analysis aims to evaluate the functional brain activation changes during a precision and a power grasp task in chronic stroke survivors who received 2-weeks of CIMT compared to a no-treatment control group.MethodsFourteen chronic stroke survivors, randomized to CIMT (n = 8) or non-CIMT (n = 6), underwent functional MRI (fMRI) before and after a 2-week period. Two behavioral measures, the 6-item Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT-6) and the Motor Activity Log (MAL), and fMRI brain scans were collected before and after a 2-week period. During scan runs, participants performed two different grasp tasks (precision, power). Pre to post changes in laterality index (LI) were compared by group and task for two predetermined motor regions of interest: dorsal premotor cortex (PMd) and primary motor cortex (MI).ResultsIn contrast to the control group, the CIMT group showed significant improvements in the WMFT-6. For the MAL, both groups showed a trend toward greater improvements from baseline. Two weeks of CIMT resulted in a relative increase in activity in a key region of the motor network, PMd of the lesioned hemisphere, under precision grasp task conditions compared to the non-treatment control group. No changes in LI were observed in MI for either task or group.ConclusionThese findings provide preliminary evidence for task-specific effects of CIMT in the promotion of recovery-supportive cortical reorganization in chronic stroke survivors.
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- Marika Demers
- Motor Behavior and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory, Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Motor Behavior and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory, Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Motor Behavior and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory, Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- *Correspondence: Carolee Winstein,
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Low-Frequency Oscillations and Force Control Capabilities as a Function of Force Level in Older Women. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12041812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Force variability is potentially related to altered low-frequency oscillations in motor outputs. This study examines the contributions of low-frequency oscillations in force to altered force control performances from lower to higher targeted force levels in older women. Fourteen older women executed unilateral hand-grip force control tasks at 10% and 40% of maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). Force control performances were estimated by calculating force accuracy (root-mean-square-error), force variability (standard deviation), and force regularity (approximate entropy). We additionally quantified low-frequency oscillations in force using absolute powers across four different frequency bands: (a) 0–0.5 Hz, (b) 0.5–1.0 Hz, (c) 1.0–1.5 Hz, and (d) 1.5–2.0 Hz. The findings reveal that from lower to higher targeted force level older women show greater force error, force variability, and force regularity with increased values of absolute power in force across the four frequency bands. The multiple regression models identified a significant relationship between greater force frequency power below 0.5 Hz and more impairments in force control performances. These findings suggest that force frequency oscillation below 0.5 Hz is a key predictor indicating altered stability of task performances across different targeted force levels in older women.
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Lin BS, Kuo SF, Lee IJ, Lu LH, Chen PY, Wang PC, Lai CH, Wang XM, Lin CH. The impact of aging and reaching movements on grip stability control during manual precision tasks. BMC Geriatr 2021; 21:703. [PMID: 34911487 PMCID: PMC8672550 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02663-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background Operating an object by generating stable hand-grip force during static or dynamic posture control of the upper extremities simultaneously is an important daily activity. Older adults require different attentional resources during grip strength control and arm movements. However, the impact of aging and reaching movements on precise grip strength and stability control among older adults is not well understood. This study investigated the impact of aging and reaching movements on grip strength and stability control in both hands of the upper extremities. Methods Fifty healthy young adults (age: 28.8 ± 14.0 years) and 54 healthy older adults (73.6 ± 6.3 years) were recruited to perform isometric grip strength test at 20% maximal voluntary contraction as the target force during three manual precision tasks simultaneously: stationary task (without arm movements), forward-reach task, and backward-reach task. The average grip force (in kg) and coefficient of variation values (expressed as a percentage) during manual precision tasks were calculated to determine the quality of participants’ grip strength. The deviation error, absolute error, and force-stability index values were calculated to determine the strength control relative to the target force. Results For both the young and older groups, the force-stability index values in both hands were significantly higher during forward- and backward-reaching movements than in the stationary condition (p < 0.05). The older group exhibited a significantly lower hand-grip strength and stability of strength control in both hands than the young group (p < 0.05). Conclusions Aging and reaching task performance reduced the grip strength of participants and increased the variations in strength control of both hands relative to the target force, indicating that older adults exhibit poor grip strength and stability control when performing arm-reaching movements. These findings may help clinical therapists in establishing objective indexes for poor grip-stability control screening and developing appropriate rehabilitation programs or health-promotion exercises that can improve grip strength and stability control in older people.
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- Bor-Shing Lin
- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, National Taipei University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC
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- School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, National Taipei University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Vitality and Ageing, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.,Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Faculty of Humanities, Zhejiang Dong Fang Polytechnic Collage, Wenzhou, China
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- Master Program in Long-Term Care, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Xing Street, 11031, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. .,Center for Nursing and Healthcare Research in Clinical Practice Application, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Xing Street, 11031, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
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Nakayashiki K, Tojiki H, Hayashi Y, Yano S, Kondo T. Brain Processes Involved in Motor Planning Are a Dominant Factor for Inducing Event-Related Desynchronization. Front Hum Neurosci 2021; 15:764281. [PMID: 34858156 PMCID: PMC8631820 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.764281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Event-related desynchronization (ERD) is a relative attenuation in the spectral power of an electroencephalogram (EEG) observed over the sensorimotor area during motor execution and motor imagery. It is a well-known EEG feature and is commonly employed in brain-computer interfaces. However, its underlying neural mechanisms are not fully understood, as ERD is a single variable correlated with external events involving numerous pathways, such as motor intention, planning, and execution. In this study, we aimed to identify a dominant factor for inducing ERD. Participants were instructed to grasp their right hand with three different (10, 25, or 40%MVF: maximum voluntary force) levels under two distinct experimental conditions: a closed-loop condition involving real-time visual force feedback (VF) or an open-loop condition in a feedforward (FF) manner. In each condition, participants were instructed to repeat the grasping task a certain number of times with a timeline of Rest (10.0 s), Preparation (1.0 s), and Motor Execution (4.0 s) periods, respectively. EEG signals were recorded simultaneously with the motor task to evaluate the time-course of the event-related spectrum perturbation for each condition and dissect the modulation of EEG power. We performed statistical analysis of mu and beta-ERD under the instructed grasping force levels and the feedback conditions. In the FF condition (i.e., no force feedback), mu and beta-ERD were significantly attenuated in the contralateral motor cortex during the middle of the motor execution period, while ERD in the VF condition was maintained even during keep grasping. Only mu-ERD at the somatosensory cortex tended to be slightly stronger in high load conditions. The results suggest that the extent of ERD reflects neural activity involved in the motor planning process for changing virtual equilibrium point rather than the motor control process for recruiting motor neurons to regulate grasping force.
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- Kosei Nakayashiki
- Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Biomedical Science and Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, United Kingdom
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- Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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Increased short interval intracortical inhibition in participants with previous hamstring strain injury. Eur J Appl Physiol 2021; 122:357-369. [PMID: 34729636 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-021-04839-6] [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: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Cortical mechanisms may contribute to weakness in participants with previous hamstring strain injury. This study aims to examine intra-cortical inhibition (SICI) and corticospinal excitability in previously injured participants. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, TMS was used to examine SICI, silent period, silent period: MEP ratios and area under the stimulus response curve in the biceps femoris and medial hamstrings. Comparisons were made between participants with (n = 10) and without (n = 10) previous hamstring strain injury. Motor threshold and isometric knee flexor strength were also compared between participants and the relationship between strength and SICI in control and previously injured participants was examined. RESULTS Isometric knee flexor strength was lower in previously injured limbs compared with control limbs (mean difference = - 41 Nm (- 26%) [95% CI = - 80 to - 2 Nm], p = 0.04, Cohen's d = - 1.27) and contralateral uninjured limbs (mean difference = - 23 Nm (- 17%), [95% CI = - 40 to - 6 Nm], p = 0.01, Cohen's d = - 0.57). Previously injured limbs exhibited smaller responses to paired pulse stimulation (i.e. greater levels of SICI) in the biceps femoris compared with control limbs (mean difference = - 19%, [95% CI = - 34 to - 5%], p = 0.007, Cohen's d = - 1.33). Isometric knee flexor strength was associated with the level of SICI recorded in the biceps femoris in previously injured participants (coefficient = 23 Nm [95% CI = 7-40 Nm], adjusted R2 = 0.31, p = 0.01). There were no differences in markers of corticospinal excitability between previously injured and control limbs (all p > 0.24, all Cohen's d < 0.40). CONCLUSION Athletes with previous injury in the biceps femoris exhibit increased SICI in this muscle compared with control participants. Increased SICI is related to lower levels of hamstring strength, and rehabilitation programs targeting the removal of intra-cortical inhibition should be considered.
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Haddix C, Al-Bakri AF, Sunderam S. Prediction of isometric handgrip force from graded event-related desynchronization of the sensorimotor rhythm. J Neural Eng 2021; 18. [PMID: 34479215 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ac23c0] [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: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
Objective. Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) show promise as a direct line of communication between the brain and the outside world that could benefit those with impaired motor function. But the commands available for BCI operation are often limited by the ability of the decoder to differentiate between the many distinct motor or cognitive tasks that can be visualized or attempted. Simple binary command signals (e.g. right hand at rest versus movement) are therefore used due to their ability to produce large observable differences in neural recordings. At the same time, frequent command switching can impose greater demands on the subject's focus and takes time to learn. Here, we attempt to decode the degree of effort in a specific movement task to produce a graded and more flexible command signal.Approach.Fourteen healthy human subjects (nine male, five female) responded to visual cues by squeezing a hand dynamometer to different levels of predetermined force, guided by continuous visual feedback, while the electroencephalogram (EEG) and grip force were monitored. Movement-related EEG features were extracted and modeled to predict exerted force.Main results.We found that event-related desynchronization (ERD) of the 8-30 Hz mu-beta sensorimotor rhythm of the EEG is separable for different degrees of motor effort. Upon four-fold cross-validation, linear classifiers were found to predict grip force from an ERD vector with mean accuracies across subjects of 53% and 55% for the dominant and non-dominant hand, respectively. ERD amplitude increased with target force but appeared to pass through a trough that hinted at non-monotonic behavior.Significance.Our results suggest that modeling and interactive feedback based on the intended level of motor effort is feasible. The observed ERD trends suggest that different mechanisms may govern intermediate versus low and high degrees of motor effort. This may have utility in rehabilitative protocols for motor impairments.
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- Chase Haddix
- F. Joseph Halcomb III, MD, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, United States of America
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- F. Joseph Halcomb III, MD, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, United States of America.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq
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- F. Joseph Halcomb III, MD, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, United States of America
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Berger A, Steinberg F, Thomas F, Doppelmayr M. Neural Correlates of Age-Related Changes in Precise Grip Force Regulation: A Combined EEG-fNIRS Study. Front Aging Neurosci 2020; 12:594810. [PMID: 33362531 PMCID: PMC7759198 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.594810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Motor control is associated with suppression of oscillatory activity in alpha (8–12 Hz) and beta (12–30 Hz) ranges and elevation of oxygenated hemoglobin levels in motor-cortical areas. Aging leads to changes in oscillatory and hemodynamic brain activity and impairments in motor control. However, the relationship between age-related changes in motor control and brain activity is not yet fully understood. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate age-related and task-complexity-related changes in grip force control and the underlying oscillatory and hemodynamic activity. Sixteen younger [age (mean ± SD) = 25.4 ± 1.9, 20–30 years] and 16 older (age = 56.7 ± 4.7, 50–70 years) healthy men were asked to use a power grip to perform six trials each of easy and complex force tracking tasks (FTTs) with their right dominant hand in a randomized within-subject design. Grip force control was assessed using a sensor-based device. Brain activity in premotor and primary motor areas of both hemispheres was assessed by electroencephalography (EEG) and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Older adults showed significantly higher inaccuracies and higher hemodynamic activity in both FTTs than did young adults. Correlations between grip force control owing to task complexity and beta activity were different in the contralateral premotor cortex (PMC) between younger and older adults. Collectively, these findings suggest that aging leads to impairment of grip force control and an increase in hemodynamic activity independent of task complexity. EEG beta oscillations may represent a task-specific neurophysiological marker for age-related decline in complex grip force control and its underlying compensation strategies. Further EEG-fNIRS studies are necessary to determine neurophysiological markers of dysfunctions underlying age-related motor disabilities for the improvement of individual diagnosis and therapeutic approaches.
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- Alisa Berger
- Department of Sport Psychology, Institute of Sport Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Sport Psychology, Institute of Sport Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.,School of Kinesiology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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- Department of Sport Psychology, Institute of Sport Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Sport Psychology, Institute of Sport Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.,Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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Hannanu FF, Goundous I, Detante O, Naegele B, Jaillard A. Spatiotemporal patterns of sensorimotor fMRI activity influence hand motor recovery in subacute stroke: A longitudinal task-related fMRI study. Cortex 2020; 129:80-98. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2020.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Dean DJ, Bernard JA, Damme KSF, O’Reilly R, Orr JM, Mittal VA. Longitudinal Assessment and Functional Neuroimaging of Movement Variability Reveal Novel Insights Into Motor Dysfunction in Clinical High Risk for Psychosis. Schizophr Bull 2020; 46:1567-1576. [PMID: 32662507 PMCID: PMC7707079 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaa072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Motor dysfunction in youth at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis is thought to reflect abnormal neurodevelopment within cortical-subcortical motor circuits and may be important for understanding clinical trajectories of CHR individuals. However, to date, our perspective of brain-behavior relationships has been informed solely by cross-sectional correlational studies linking behavior in the lab to brain structure or respective resting-state network connectivity. Here, we assess movement dysfunction from 2 perspectives: study 1 investigates the longitudinal progression of handwriting variability and positive symptoms in a sample of 91 CHR and healthy controls during a 12-month follow-up and study 2 involves a multiband functional magnetic resonance imaging task exploring the relationship between power grip force stability and motor network brain activation in a subset of participants. In study 1, we found that greater handwriting variability was a stable feature of CHR participants who experienced worse symptom progression. Study 2 results showed that CHR individuals had greater variability in their grip force and greater variability was related to decreased activation in the associative cortico-striatal network compared to controls. Motor variability may be a stable marker of vulnerability for psychosis risk and possible indicator of a vulnerable cortico-striatal brain network functioning in CHR participants, although the effects of antipsychotic medication should be considered.
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- Derek J Dean
- Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
- To whom correspondence should be addressed; Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37240; tel: 615-322-8768, fax: 615-343-8449, e-mail:
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
- Institute for Neuroscience, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Departments of Psychology, Computer Science, and Center for Neuroscience, University of California Davis, Davis, CA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
- Institute for Neuroscience, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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- Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University, Chicago IL
- Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston/Chicago, IL
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Casiraghi L, Alahmadi AAS, Monteverdi A, Palesi F, Castellazzi G, Savini G, Friston K, Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott CAM, D'Angelo E. I See Your Effort: Force-Related BOLD Effects in an Extended Action Execution-Observation Network Involving the Cerebellum. Cereb Cortex 2020; 29:1351-1368. [PMID: 30615116 PMCID: PMC6373696 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhy322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Action observation (AO) is crucial for motor planning, imitation learning, and social interaction, but it is not clear whether and how an action execution–observation network (AEON) processes the effort of others engaged in performing actions. In this functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study, we used a “squeeze ball” task involving different grip forces to investigate whether AEON activation showed similar patterns when executing the task or observing others performing it. Both in action execution, AE (subjects performed the visuomotor task) and action observation, AO (subjects watched a video of the task being performed by someone else), the fMRI signal was detected in cerebral and cerebellar regions. These responses showed various relationships with force mapping onto specific areas of the sensorimotor and cognitive systems. Conjunction analysis of AE and AO was repeated for the “0th” order and linear and nonlinear responses, and revealed multiple AEON nodes remapping the detection of actions, and also effort, of another person onto the observer’s own cerebrocerebellar system. This result implies that the AEON exploits the cerebellum, which is known to process sensorimotor predictions and simulations, performing an internal assessment of forces and integrating information into high-level schemes, providing a crucial substrate for action imitation.
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- Letizia Casiraghi
- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Brain Connectivity Center, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Diagnostic Radiography Technology Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah 80200-21589, Saudi Arabia.,NMR Research Unit, Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Centre, Department of Neuroinflammation, Institute of Neurology, University College London (UCL), London, UK
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Brain MRI 3T Center, Neuroradiology Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, PV, Italy
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- NMR Research Unit, Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Centre, Department of Neuroinflammation, Institute of Neurology, University College London (UCL), London, UK.,Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Brain Connectivity Center, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Physics, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, Institute of Neurology, University College London (UCL), London, UK
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,NMR Research Unit, Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Centre, Department of Neuroinflammation, Institute of Neurology, University College London (UCL), London, UK.,Brain MRI 3T Mondino Research Center, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Brain Connectivity Center, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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Validating the Capability for Measuring Age-Related Changes in Grip-Force Strength Using a Digital Hand-Held Dynamometer in Healthy Young and Elderly Adults. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:6936879. [PMID: 32382565 PMCID: PMC7191369 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6936879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Background Grip-force performance can be affected by aging, and hand-grip weakness is associated with functional limitations of dasily living. However, using an appropriate digital hand-held dynamometer with continuous hand-grip force data collection shows age-related changes in the quality of hand-grip force control may provide more valuable information for clinical diagnoses rather than merely recording instantaneous maximal hand-grip force in frail elderly adults or people with a disability. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to indicate the construct validity of the digital MicroFET3 dynamometer with Jamar values for maximal grip-force assessments in elderly and young adults and confirmed age-related changes in the maximal and the quality of grip-force performance using the MicroFET3 dynamometer in elderly people. Methods Sixty-five healthy young (23.3 ± 4.5 years) and 50 elderly (69.5 ± 5.8 years) adults were recruited and asked to perform a validity test of the grip-force maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) using both the dominant and nondominant hands with a Jamar dynamometer and a MicroFET3 dynamometer. Results A strong correlation of maximal grip-force measurements was found between the MicroFET3 dynamometer and Jamar standard dynamometer for both hands in all participants (p < 0.05). Although, the results showed that a lower grip force was measured in both hands by the MicroFET3 dynamometer than with the Jamar dynamometer by 49.9%~57% (p < 0.05), but confidently conversion formulae were also developed to convert MicroFET3 dynamometer values to equivalent Jamar values for both hands. Both dynamometers indicated age-related declines in the maximum grip-force performance by 36.7%~44.3% (p < 0.05). We also found that the maximal hand-grip force values generated in both hand by the elderly adults were slower and more inconsistent than those of the young adults when using the MicroFET3 dynamometer. Conclusions This study demonstrated that the digital MicroFET3 dynamometer has good validity when used to measure the maximal grip force of both hands, and conversion formulae were also developed to convert MicroFET3 dynamometer force values to Jamar values in both hands. Comparing with the Jamar dynamometer for measuring grip force, the MicroFET3 dynamometer not only indicated age-related declines in the maximum grip-force performance but also showed slower and more inconsistent maximal hand-grip strength generation by the elderly.
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Wang SM, Ouyang WC, Wu MY, Kuo LC. Relationship between motor function and psychotic symptomatology in young-adult patients with schizophrenia. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2020; 270:373-382. [PMID: 30976916 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-019-01004-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Motor abnormalities have been indicated to be a core manifestation of schizophrenia and not just motor side-effects of antipsychotics. However, little is known about whether all of the complete motor function, including fine motor function, muscle strength, and balance is linked to psychotic symptoms. Therefore, this study was to investigate association between complete motor function and psychotic symptoms in young-adult schizophrenia patients who had no extrapyramidal motor symptoms, which were assessed using the Extrapyramidal Symptom Rating Scale. Seventy schizophrenia patients were recruited. Fine motor function, muscle strength, and balance were assessed using The McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development. Psychotic symptoms were assessed using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale. Given gender differences in muscle power, the correlation between muscle strength and psychotic symptoms was analyzed by gender separately. Partial correlation controlling for effects of the chlorpromazine equivalent dosage of antipsychotics was conducted. Better fine motor function was correlated with less-severe negative symptoms (r = - 0.49, p < 0.001) in the total sample. In men, better muscle strength was correlated with more severe positive symptoms and less-severe negative symptoms (r = 0.41, p = 0.008; r = - 0.55, p < 0.001). The link between motor function and psychotic symptoms may support the cerebellar and basal ganglia hypotheses of schizophrenia, proposing that diverse schizophrenia symptoms may share the same neural deficiency, that is, dysfunction of cerebellum or basal ganglia. Considering the moderate-to-strong association between muscle strength and psychotic symptoms, muscle strength might be a powerful physical predictor of psychotic progression.
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- Shu-Mei Wang
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Jianan Psychiatric Center, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Counseling Psychology and Rehabilitation Counseling, College of Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. .,Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan. .,Medical Device Innovation Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Kantak S, Luchmee D. Contralesional motor cortex is causally engaged during more dexterous actions of the paretic hand after stroke-A Preliminary report. Neurosci Lett 2020; 720:134751. [PMID: 31931032 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.134751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Revised: 12/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Bilateral activation in motor cortex is observed during paretic hand performance after stroke; however the functional significance of contralesional motor cortex (C-M1) activation is highly debated. Particularly, it is not known if task characteristics such as dexterity influence the causal engagement of C-M1 during paretic hand performance. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was used to quantify motor corticospinal physiology of the CM1 projecting to the contralateral resting extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) and first dorsal interosseous (FDI) while eleven participants with unilateral stroke performed unimanual tasks of differing dexterity with their paretic hand. The novel finding was that compared to rest and less dexterous task (LDT), more dexterous task (MDT) performance led to increased corticospinal excitability and decreased intracortical inhibition of the C-M1 projecting to the resting FDI, but not resting ECRB. Further, using trains of repetitive TMS during MDT and LDT, we tested the behavioral relevance of C-M1 for paretic hand performance. Online rTMS perturbation to C-M1, but not to the vertex or sham stimulation led to significantly more movement errors during MDT without consistently affecting LDT performance. The present results argue for a beneficial role of C-M1 for accurate performance during dexterous motor actions with the paretic hand after stroke.
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- Shailesh Kantak
- Neuroplasticity and Motor Behavior Laboratory, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Elkins Park, PA, United States; Department of Physical Therapy, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA, United States.
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- Neuroplasticity and Motor Behavior Laboratory, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Elkins Park, PA, United States
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Jiang T, Pellizzer G, Asman P, Bastos D, Bhavsar S, Tummala S, Prabhu S, Ince NF. Power Modulations of ECoG Alpha/Beta and Gamma Bands Correlate With Time-Derivative of Force During Hand Grasp. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:100. [PMID: 32116533 PMCID: PMC7033626 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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It is well-known that motor cortical oscillatory components are modulated in their amplitude during voluntary and imagined movements. These patterns have been used to develop brain-machine interfaces (BMI) which focused mostly on movement kinematics. In contrast, there have been only a few studies on the relation between brain oscillatory activity and the control of force, in particular, grasping force, which is of primary importance for common daily activities. In this study, we recorded intraoperative high-density electrocorticography (ECoG) from the sensorimotor cortex of four patients while they executed a voluntary isometric hand grasp following verbal instruction. The grasp was held for 2 to 3 s before being instructed to relax. We studied the power modulations of neural oscillations during the whole time-course of the grasp (onset, hold, and offset phases). Phasic event-related desynchronization (ERD) in the low-frequency band (LFB) from 8 to 32 Hz and event-related synchronization (ERS) in the high-frequency band (HFB) from 60 to 200 Hz were observed at grasp onset and offset. However, during the grasp holding period, the magnitude of LFB-ERD and HFB-ERS decreased near or at the baseline level. Overall, LFB-ERD and HFB-ERS show phasic characteristics related to the changes of grasp force (onset/offset) in all four patients. More precisely, the fluctuations of HFB-ERS primarily, and of LFB-ERD to a lesser extent, correlated with the time-course of the first time-derivative of force (yank), rather than with force itself. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that establishes such a correlation. These results have fundamental implications for the decoding of grasp in brain oscillatory activity-based neuroprosthetics.
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- Tianxiao Jiang
- Clinical Neural Engineering Lab, Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States
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- Research Service, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, MN, United States
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- Clinical Neural Engineering Lab, Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Clinical Neural Engineering Lab, Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States
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Gabitov E, Lungu O, Albouy G, Doyon J. Weaker Inter-hemispheric and Local Functional Connectivity of the Somatomotor Cortex During a Motor Skill Acquisition Is Associated With Better Learning. Front Neurol 2019; 10:1242. [PMID: 31827459 PMCID: PMC6890719 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.01242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Recently, an increasing interest in investigating interactions between brain regions using functional connectivity (FC) methods has shifted the initial focus of cognitive neuroimaging research from localizing functional circuits based on task activation to mapping brain networks based on intrinsic FC dynamics. Leveraging the advantages of the latter approach, it has been shown that despite primarily invariant intrinsic organization of the large-scale functional networks, interactions between and within these networks significantly differ between various behavioral and cognitive states. These differences presumably indicate transient reconfiguration of functional connections-an instantaneous process that flexibly mediates and calibrates human behavior according to momentary demands of the environment. Nevertheless, the specificity of these reconfigured FC patterns to the task at hand and their relevance to adaptive processes during learning remain elusive. To address this knowledge gap, we investigated (1) to what extent FC within the somatomotor network is reconfigured during motor skill practice, and (2) how these changes are related to learning. We applied a seed-driven FC approach to data collected during a continuous task-free condition, so-called resting state, and during a motor sequence learning task using functional magnetic resonance imaging. During the task, participants repeatedly performed a short five-element sequence with their non-dominant (left) hand. As predicted, such unimanual sequence production was associated with lateralized activation of the right somatomotor cortex (SMC). Using this "active" region as a seed, here we show that unimanual performance of the motor sequence relies on functional segregation between the two SMC and selective integration between the "active" SMC and supplementary motor area. Whereas, greater segregation between the two SMC was associated with gains in performance rate, greater segregation within the "active" SMC itself was associated with more consistent performance by the end of training. Nether the resting-state FC patterns within the somatomotor network nor their relative modulation by the task state predicted these behavioral benefits of learning. Our results suggest that task-induced FC changes reflect reconfiguration of the connectivity patterns within the somatomotor network rather than a simple amplification or silencing of its intrinsic dynamics. Such reconfiguration not only supports motor behavior but may also predict learning.
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- Ella Gabitov
- McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Functional Neuroimaging Unit, Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Département de Psychiatrie et d'Addictologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Department of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- McConnell Brain Imaging Center, Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Branco MP, de Boer LM, Ramsey NF, Vansteensel MJ. Encoding of kinetic and kinematic movement parameters in the sensorimotor cortex: A Brain-Computer Interface perspective. Eur J Neurosci 2019; 50:2755-2772. [PMID: 30633413 PMCID: PMC6625947 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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For severely paralyzed people, Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) can potentially replace lost motor output and provide a brain-based control signal for augmentative and alternative communication devices or neuroprosthetics. Many BCIs focus on neuronal signals acquired from the hand area of the sensorimotor cortex, employing changes in the patterns of neuronal firing or spectral power associated with one or more types of hand movement. Hand and finger movement can be described by two groups of movement features, namely kinematics (spatial and motion aspects) and kinetics (muscles and forces). Despite extensive primate and human research, it is not fully understood how these features are represented in the SMC and how they lead to the appropriate movement. Yet, the available information may provide insight into which features are most suitable for BCI control. To that purpose, the current paper provides an in-depth review on the movement features encoded in the SMC. Even though there is no consensus on how exactly the SMC generates movement, we conclude that some parameters are well represented in the SMC and can be accurately used for BCI control with discrete as well as continuous feedback. However, the vast evidence also suggests that movement should be interpreted as a combination of multiple parameters rather than isolated ones, pleading for further exploration of sensorimotor control models for accurate BCI control.
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- Mariana P. Branco
- Brain Center Rudolf MagnusDepartment of Neurology and NeurosurgeryUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Brain Center Rudolf MagnusDepartment of Neurology and NeurosurgeryUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Brain Center Rudolf MagnusDepartment of Neurology and NeurosurgeryUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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Unruh KE, Martin LE, Magnon G, Vaillancourt DE, Sweeney JA, Mosconi MW. Cortical and subcortical alterations associated with precision visuomotor behavior in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. J Neurophysiol 2019; 122:1330-1341. [PMID: 31314644 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00286.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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In addition to core deficits in social-communication abilities and repetitive behaviors and interests, many patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience developmental comorbidities, including sensorimotor issues. Sensorimotor issues are common in ASD and associated with more severe clinical symptoms. Importantly, sensorimotor behaviors are precisely quantifiable and highly translational, offering promising targets for neurophysiological studies of ASD. We used functional MRI to identify brain regions associated with sensorimotor behavior using a visually guided precision gripping task in individuals with ASD (n = 20) and age-, IQ-, and handedness-matched controls (n = 18). During visuomotor behavior, individuals with ASD showed greater force variability than controls. The blood oxygen level-dependent signal for multiple cortical and subcortical regions was associated with force variability, including motor and premotor cortex, posterior parietal cortex, extrastriate cortex, putamen, and cerebellum. Activation in the right premotor cortex scaled with sensorimotor variability in controls but not in ASD. Individuals with ASD showed greater activation than controls in left putamen and left cerebellar lobule VIIb, and activation in these regions was associated with more severe clinically rated symptoms of ASD. Together, these results suggest that greater sensorimotor variability in ASD is associated with altered cortical-striatal processes supporting action selection and cortical-cerebellar circuits involved in feedback-guided reactive adjustments of motor output. Our findings also indicate that atypical organization of visuomotor cortical circuits may result in heightened reliance on subcortical circuits typically dedicated to motor skill acquisition. Overall, these results provide new evidence that sensorimotor alterations in ASD involve aberrant cortical and subcortical organization that may contribute to key clinical issues in patients.NEW & NOTEWORTHY This is the first known study to examine functional brain activation during precision visuomotor behavior in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We replicate previous findings of elevated force variability in ASD and find these deficits are associated with atypical function of ventral premotor cortex, putamen, and posterolateral cerebellum, indicating cortical-striatal processes supporting action selection and cortical-cerebellar circuits involved in feedback-guided reactive adjustments of motor output may be key targets for understanding the neurobiology of ASD.
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- Kathryn E Unruh
- Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies and Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.,Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training, University of Kansas Medical School, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Hoglund Brain Imaging Center and Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies and Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.,Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training, University of Kansas Medical School, Kansas City, Kansas
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Tan XR, Low ICC, Stephenson MC, Kok T, Nolte HW, Soong TW, Lee JKW. Altered brain structure with preserved cortical motor activity after exertional hypohydration: a MRI study. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2019; 127:157-167. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00081.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hypohydration exceeding 2% body mass can impair endurance capacity. It is postulated that the brain could be perturbed by hypohydration, leading to impaired motor performance. We investigated the neural effects of hypohydration with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Ten men were dehydrated to approximately −3% body mass by running on a treadmill at 65% maximal oxygen consumption (V̇o2max) before drinking to replace either 100% [euhydration (EU)] or 0% [hypohydration (HH)] of fluid losses. MRI was performed before start of trial (baseline) and after rehydration phase (post) to evaluate brain structure, cerebral perfusion, and functional activity. Endurance capacity assessed with a time-to-exhaustion run at 75% V̇o2max was reduced with hypohydration (EU: 45.2 ± 9.3 min, HH: 38.4 ± 10.7 min; P = 0.033). Mean heart rates were comparable between trials (EU: 162 ± 5 beats/min, HH: 162 ± 4 beats/min; P = 0.605), but the rate of rise in rectal temperature was higher in HH trials (EU: 0.06 ± 0.01°C/min, HH: 0.07 ± 0.02°C/min; P < 0.01). In HH trials, a reduction in total brain volume (EU: +0.7 ± 0.6%, HH: −0.7 ± 0.9%) with expansion of ventricles (EU: −2.7 ± 1.6%, HH: +3.7 ± 3.3%) was observed, and vice versa in EU trials. Global and regional cerebral perfusion remained unchanged between conditions. Functional activation in the primary motor cortex in left hemisphere during a plantar-flexion task was similar between conditions (EU: +0.10 ± 1.30%, HH: −0.11 ± 0.31%; P = 0.637). Our findings demonstrate that with exertional hypohydration, brain volumes were altered but the motor-related functional activity was unperturbed. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Dehydration occurs rapidly during prolonged or intensive physical activity, leading to hypohydration if fluid replenishment is insufficient to replace sweat losses. Altered hydration status poses an osmotic challenge for the brain, leading to transient fluctuations in brain tissue and ventricle volumes. Therefore, the amount of fluid ingestion during exercise plays a critical role in preserving the integrity of brain architecture. These structural changes, however, did not translate directly to motor functional deficits in a simple motor task.
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- X. R. Tan
- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- National University of Singapore Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Clinical Imaging Research Centre, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Clinical Imaging Research Centre, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Movement Physiology Research Laboratory, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- National University of Singapore Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Global Asia Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- N.1 Institute for Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Yoshizawa H, Miyamoto JJ, Hanakawa T, Shitara H, Honda M, Moriyama K. Reciprocal cortical activation patterns during incisal and molar biting correlated with bite force levels: an fMRI study. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8419. [PMID: 31182743 PMCID: PMC6557817 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44846-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In humans, the incisors and molars have distinct functions during mastication, analogous to the two main types of handgrip, the precision and power grips. In the present study, we investigated cortical activation and masticatory muscle activity during incisal and molar biting via simultaneous functional magnetic resonance imaging and electromyogram (EMG) recordings. We conducted recordings in 15 healthy adult participants while they performed incisal and molar biting tasks at three step-wise force levels using two custom-made splints. Regarding the results of the ROI analysis, we found a significantly stronger positive linear correlation between the blood oxygenation level dependent signal and EMG activity during molar biting than incisal biting, which was particularly prominent in the primary sensorimotor cortex and the cerebellum. We also found a significantly stronger negative linear correlation during incisal biting than molar biting, which was particularly prominent in the rostral cingulate motor area, superior frontal gyrus, and caudate nucleus. These findings indicate that molar biting enables powerful chewing: brain activity in several brain areas related to motor function was increased with increasing bite force levels, while incisal biting enables fine motor control: brain activity in several brain areas related to motor control was increased with reduced bite force levels.
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- Hideyuki Yoshizawa
- Department of Maxillofacial Orthognathics, Division of Maxillofacial and Neck Reconstruction, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Maxillofacial Orthognathics, Division of Maxillofacial and Neck Reconstruction, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan. .,Department of Functional Brain Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Functional Brain Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Advanced Neuroimaging, Integrative Brain Imaging Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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- Department of Functional Brain Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Maxillofacial Orthognathics, Division of Maxillofacial and Neck Reconstruction, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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Filipp ME, Travis BJ, Henry SS, Idzikowski EC, Magnuson SA, Loh MY, Hellenbrand DJ, Hanna AS. Differences in neuroplasticity after spinal cord injury in varying animal models and humans. Neural Regen Res 2019; 14:7-19. [PMID: 30531063 PMCID: PMC6263009 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.243694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Rats have been the primary model to study the process and underlying mechanisms of recovery after spinal cord injury. Two weeks after a severe spinal cord contusion, rats can regain weight-bearing abilities without therapeutic interventions, as assessed by the Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan locomotor scale. However, many human patients suffer from permanent loss of motor function following spinal cord injury. While rats are the most understood animal model, major differences in sensorimotor pathways between quadrupeds and bipeds need to be considered. Understanding the major differences between the sensorimotor pathways of rats, non-human primates, and humans is a start to improving targets for treatments of human spinal cord injury. This review will discuss the neuroplasticity of the brain and spinal cord after spinal cord injury in rats, non-human primates, and humans. A brief overview of emerging interventions to induce plasticity in humans with spinal cord injury will also be discussed.
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- Mallory E Filipp
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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Collaboration of Cerebello-Rubral and Cerebello-Striatal Loops in a Motor Preparation Task. THE CEREBELLUM 2018; 18:203-211. [DOI: 10.1007/s12311-018-0980-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Archer DB, Kang N, Misra G, Marble S, Patten C, Coombes SA. Visual feedback alters force control and functional activity in the visuomotor network after stroke. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2017; 17:505-517. [PMID: 29201639 PMCID: PMC5700823 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2017.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Revised: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Modulating visual feedback may be a viable option to improve motor function after stroke, but the neurophysiological basis for this improvement is not clear. Visual gain can be manipulated by increasing or decreasing the spatial amplitude of an error signal. Here, we combined a unilateral visually guided grip force task with functional MRI to understand how changes in the gain of visual feedback alter brain activity in the chronic phase after stroke. Analyses focused on brain activation when force was produced by the most impaired hand of the stroke group as compared to the non-dominant hand of the control group. Our experiment produced three novel results. First, gain-related improvements in force control were associated with an increase in activity in many regions within the visuomotor network in both the stroke and control groups. These regions include the extrastriate visual cortex, inferior parietal lobule, ventral premotor cortex, cerebellum, and supplementary motor area. Second, the stroke group showed gain-related increases in activity in additional regions of lobules VI and VIIb of the ipsilateral cerebellum. Third, relative to the control group, the stroke group showed increased activity in the ipsilateral primary motor cortex, and activity in this region did not vary as a function of visual feedback gain. The visuomotor network, cerebellum, and ipsilateral primary motor cortex have each been targeted in rehabilitation interventions after stroke. Our observations provide new insight into the role these regions play in processing visual gain during a precisely controlled visuomotor task in the chronic phase after stroke.
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- Derek B Archer
- Laboratory for Rehabilitation Neuroscience, Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Division of Sport Science, Incheon National University, Incheon, South Korea
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- Laboratory for Rehabilitation Neuroscience, Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Laboratory for Rehabilitation Neuroscience, Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Neural Control of Movement Lab, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida and Malcolm-Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Laboratory for Rehabilitation Neuroscience, Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
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Floegel M, Kell CA. Functional hemispheric asymmetries during the planning and manual control of virtual avatar movements. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0185152. [PMID: 28957344 PMCID: PMC5619738 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Both hemispheres contribute to motor control beyond the innervation of the contralateral alpha motoneurons. The left hemisphere has been associated with higher-order aspects of motor control like sequencing and temporal processing, the right hemisphere with the transformation of visual information to guide movements in space. In the visuomotor context, empirical evidence regarding the latter has been limited though the right hemisphere’s specialization for visuospatial processing is well-documented in perceptual tasks. This study operationalized temporal and spatial processing demands during visuomotor processing and investigated hemispheric asymmetries in neural activation during the unimanual control of a visual cursor by grip force. Functional asymmetries were investigated separately for visuomotor planning and online control during functional magnetic resonance imaging in 19 young, healthy, right-handed participants. The expected cursor movement was coded with different visual trajectories. During planning when spatial processing demands predominated, activity was right-lateralized in a hand-independent manner in the inferior temporal lobe, occipito-parietal border, and ventral premotor cortex. When temporal processing demands overweighed spatial demands, BOLD responses during planning were left-lateralized in the temporo-parietal junction. During online control of the cursor, right lateralization was not observed. Instead, left lateralization occurred in the intraparietal sulcus. Our results identify movement phase and spatiotemporal demands as important determinants of dynamic hemispheric asymmetries during visuomotor processing. We suggest that, within a bilateral visuomotor network, the right hemisphere exhibits a processing preference for planning global spatial movement features whereas the left hemisphere preferentially times local features of visual movement trajectories and adjusts movement online.
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- Mareike Floegel
- Cognitive Neuroscience Group- Brain Imaging Center and Department of Neurology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Group- Brain Imaging Center and Department of Neurology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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Wang K, Wang Z, Guo Y, He F, Qi H, Xu M, Ming D. A brain-computer interface driven by imagining different force loads on a single hand: an online feasibility study. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2017; 14:93. [PMID: 28893295 PMCID: PMC5594542 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-017-0307-1] [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: 02/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Motor imagery (MI) induced EEG patterns are widely used as control signals for brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Kinetic and kinematic factors have been proved to be able to change EEG patterns during motor execution and motor imagery. However, to our knowledge, there is still no literature reporting an effective online MI-BCI using kinetic factor regulated EEG oscillations. This study proposed a novel MI-BCI paradigm in which users can online output multiple commands by imagining clenching their right hand with different force loads. Methods Eleven subjects participated in this study. During the experiment, they were asked to imagine clenching their right hands with two different force loads (30% maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) and 10% MVC). Multi-Common spatial patterns (Multi-CSPs) and support vector machines (SVMs) were used to build the classifier for recognizing three commands corresponding to high load MI, low load MI and relaxed status respectively. EMG were monitored to avoid voluntary muscle activities during the BCI operation. The event-related spectral perturbation (ERSP) method was used to analyse EEG variation during multiple load MI tasks. Results All subjects were able to drive BCI systems using motor imagery of different force loads in online experiments. We achieved an average online accuracy of 70.9%, with the highest accuracy of 83.3%, which was much higher than the chance level (33%). The event-related desynchronization (ERD) phenomenon during high load tasks was significantly higher than it was during low load tasks both in terms of intensity at electrode positions C3 (p < 0.05) and spatial distribution. Conclusions This paper demonstrated the feasibility of the proposed MI-BCI paradigm based on multi-force loads on the same limb through online studies. This paradigm could not only enlarge the command set of MI-BCI, but also provide a promising approach to rehabilitate patients with motor disabilities.
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- Kun Wang
- Lab of Neural Engineering & Rehabilitation, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Lab of Neural Engineering & Rehabilitation, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Lab of Neural Engineering & Rehabilitation, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Lab of Neural Engineering & Rehabilitation, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Lab of Neural Engineering & Rehabilitation, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. .,Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
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- Lab of Neural Engineering & Rehabilitation, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Lab of Neural Engineering & Rehabilitation, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China. .,Tianjin International Joint Research Center for Neural Engineering, Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
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KING MICHAEL, RAUCH LAURIEHG, BROOKS SAMANTHAJ, STEIN DANJ, LUTZ KAI. Methylphenidate Enhances Grip Force and Alters Brain Connectivity. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2017; 49:1443-1451. [DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Initially considered as mere side effects of antipsychotic medication, there is now evidence that motor and somatosensory disturbances precede the onset of the illness and can be found in drug-naive patients. However, research on the topic is scarce. Here, we were interested in assessing the accuracy of the neural signal in detecting parametric variations of force linked to a voluntary motor act and a received tactile sensation, either self-generated or externally generated. Patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and healthy controls underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging while asked to press, or abstain from pressing, a lever in order to match a visual target force. Forces, exerted and received, varied on 10 levels from 0.5 N to 5 N in 0.5 N increments. Healthy participants revealed a positive correlation between force and activity in contralateral primary somatosensory area (S1) when performing a movement as well as when receiving a tactile sensation but only when this was externally, and not self-, generated. Patients showed evidence of altered force signaling in both motor and tactile conditions, as well as increased correlation with force when tactile sensation was self-generated. Findings are interpreted in line with accounts of predictive and sensory integration mechanisms and point toward alterations in the encoding of parametric forces in the motor and somatosensory domain in patients affected by schizophrenia.
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- Cristina Martinelli
- Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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Mayhew SD, Porcaro C, Tecchio F, Bagshaw AP. fMRI characterisation of widespread brain networks relevant for behavioural variability in fine hand motor control with and without visual feedback. Neuroimage 2017; 148:330-342. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/08/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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MRI Biomarkers for Hand-Motor Outcome Prediction and Therapy Monitoring following Stroke. Neural Plast 2016; 2016:9265621. [PMID: 27747108 PMCID: PMC5056270 DOI: 10.1155/2016/9265621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Several biomarkers have been identified which enable a considerable prediction of hand-motor outcome after cerebral damage already in the subacute stage after stroke. We here review the value of MRI biomarkers in the evaluation of corticospinal integrity and functional recruitment of motor resources. Many of the functional imaging parameters are not feasible early after stroke or for patients with high impairment and low compliance. Whereas functional connectivity parameters have demonstrated varying results on their predictive value for hand-motor outcome, corticospinal integrity evaluation using structural imaging showed robust and high predictive power for patients with different levels of impairment. Although this is indicative of an overall higher value of structural imaging for prediction, we suggest that this variation be explained by structure and function relationships. To gain more insight into the recovering brain, not only one biomarker is needed. We rather argue for a combination of different measures in an algorithm to classify fine-graded subgroups of patients. Approaches to determining biomarkers have to take into account the established markers to provide further information on certain subgroups. Assessing the best therapy approaches for individual patients will become more feasible as these subgroups become specified in more detail. This procedure will help to considerably save resources and optimize neurorehabilitative therapy.
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Horn U, Roschka S, Eyme K, Walz AD, Platz T, Lotze M. Increased ventral premotor cortex recruitment after arm training in an fMRI study with subacute stroke patients. Behav Brain Res 2016; 308:152-9. [PMID: 27113682 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.04.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Revised: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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To investigate therapy associated changes in the cerebral representation of movement after stroke, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during an active and a passive motor task for the affected and unaffected hand before and after a three week comprehensive hand motor training. Twelve patients in the subacute phase from 2 to 9 weeks after mild to moderate motor stroke were recruited. During fMRI, the active task comprised fist clenching, which was precisely controlled for motor performance by visual feedback of force and frequency. The passive task consisted of wrist flexion-extension of 1Hz frequency by means of a pneumatic driven splint. Arm Ability Training (AAT) was conducted one hour per day over 3 weeks in addition to inward rehabilitative therapy. Performance gain was tested using movements trained with AAT, but also with conventional hand motor tests (Nine-Hole-Peg Test, Box-and-Block Test). Rehabilitation therapy and AAT resulted in considerable improvement of performance in trained tasks and other hand motor functions (e.g., Nine-Hole-Peg Test). FMRI activation in the ventral premotor cortex (vPMC) of the lesioned hemisphere increased over time for the active task only for the affected hand. No such change was present for the passive wrist extension task or the active task with the unaffected hand. In addition, only for the post measurement of the active task performed with the affected hand, bilateral vPMC shows a more pronounced activation than in healthy controls. This finding contradicts the simple "near to normal is good recovery" opinion.
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- Ulrike Horn
- Functional Imaging Unit, Center for Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medicine, University of Greifswald, Germany
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- BDH-Klinik Greifswald, Neurorehabilitation Center and Spinal Cord Injury Unit, University of Greifswald, Germany
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- Functional Imaging Unit, Center for Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medicine, University of Greifswald, Germany
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- Functional Imaging Unit, Center for Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medicine, University of Greifswald, Germany
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- BDH-Klinik Greifswald, Neurorehabilitation Center and Spinal Cord Injury Unit, University of Greifswald, Germany
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- Functional Imaging Unit, Center for Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medicine, University of Greifswald, Germany.
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Bonzano L, Tacchino A, Roccatagliata L, Inglese M, Mancardi GL, Novellino A, Bove M. An engineered glove for investigating the neural correlates of finger movements using functional magnetic resonance imaging. Front Hum Neurosci 2015; 9:503. [PMID: 26441600 PMCID: PMC4568337 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Objective measurement of concomitant finger motor performance is recommended for functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies investigating brain activity during finger tapping tasks, because performance modality and ability can influence the selection of different neural networks. In this study, we present a novel glove system for quantitative evaluation of finger opposition movements during fMRI (called Glove Analyzer for fMRI, GAF). Several tests for magnetic resonance (MR) compatibility were performed concerning magnet forces, image artifacts and right functioning of the system. Then, pilot fMRI of finger opposition tasks were conducted at 1.5T and 3T to investigate the neural correlates of sequences of finger opposition movements with the right hand, with simultaneous behavioral recording by means of GAF. All the MR compatibility tests succeeded, and the fMRI analysis revealed mainly the activation of the left sensorimotor areas and right cerebellum, regions that are known to be involved in finger movements. No artifactual clusters were detected in the activation maps. At the same time, through the parameters calculated by GAF it was possible to describe the sensorimotor strategy adopted by the subjects during the required task. Thus, the proposed device resulted to be MR compatible and can be useful for future fMRI studies investigating the neural correlates of finger opposition movements, allowing follow-up studies and comparisons among different groups of patients.
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- Laura Bonzano
- Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa Genoa, Italy ; Magnetic Resonance Research Centre on Nervous System Diseases, University of Genoa Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology, University of Genoa Genoa, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Research Centre on Nervous System Diseases, University of Genoa Genoa, Italy ; Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa Genoa, Italy ; Magnetic Resonance Research Centre on Nervous System Diseases, University of Genoa Genoa, Italy ; Department of Neurology, Radiology, Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa Genoa, Italy ; Magnetic Resonance Research Centre on Nervous System Diseases, University of Genoa Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology, University of Genoa Genoa, Italy
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The perception of physical effort is relatively unaffected by the suppression of sensory afferences, indicating that this function relies mostly on the processing of the central motor command. Neural signals in the supplementary motor area (SMA) correlate with the intensity of effort, suggesting that the motor signal involved in effort perception could originate from this area, but experimental evidence supporting this view is still lacking. Here, we tested this hypothesis by disrupting neural activity in SMA, in primary motor cortex (M1), or in a control site by means of continuous theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation, while measuring effort perception during grip forces of different intensities. After each grip force exertion, participants had the opportunity to either accept or refuse to replicate the same effort for varying amounts of reward. In addition to the subjective rating of perceived exertion, effort perception was estimated on the basis of the acceptance rate, the effort replication accuracy, the influence of the effort exerted in trial t on trial t+1, and pupil dilation. We found that disruption of SMA activity, but not of M1, led to a consistent decrease in effort perception, whatever the measure used to assess it. Accordingly, we modeled effort perception in a structural equation model and found that only SMA disruption led to a significant alteration of effort perception. These findings indicate that effort perception relies on the processing of a signal originating from motor-related neural circuits upstream of M1 and that SMA is a key node of this network.
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Toth A, Lovadi E, Komoly S, Schwarcz A, Orsi G, Perlaki G, Bogner P, Sebok A, Kovacs N, Pal E, Janszky J. Cortical involvement during myotonia in myotonic dystrophy: an fMRI study. Acta Neurol Scand 2015; 132:65-72. [PMID: 25630356 DOI: 10.1111/ane.12360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a common adulthood muscular dystrophy, characterized by muscle wasting, myotonia, and multisystemic manifestations. The phenomenon of involuntary muscle contraction during myotonia offers a unique possibility of investigating brain motor functions. This study explores cortical involvement during grip myotonia in DM1. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixteen DM1 patients were enrolled in the study. Eight patients had apparent grip myotonia, while eight patients did not (control subjects). All patients underwent functional MRI grip task examination twice: prior a warm-up procedure (myotonia was elicited in patients with apparent grip myotonia) and after a warm-up procedure (myotonia was attenuated in patients with apparent grip myotonia). No myotonia was elicited during either examination in patients without apparent grip myotonia. Cerebral blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signals were compared both between groups with and without apparent myotonia, and between pre- and post-warm-up sessions. RESULTS Significantly higher BOLD signal was found during myotonia phase in patients with apparent grip myotonia compared to corresponding non-myotonia phase of patients without apparent grip myotonia in the supplementary motor area and in the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex. Significant differences in BOLD signal levels of very similar pattern were detected between prewarm-up session myotonia phase and post-warm-up session myotonia absent phase in the group of patients with apparent grip myotonia. CONCLUSION We showed that myotonia is related to cortical function in high-order motor control areas. This cortical involvement is most likely to represent action of inhibitory circuits intending motor termination.
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- A. Toth
- Department of Neurology; University of Pécs; Pécs Hungary
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- Department of Neurology; University of Pécs; Pécs Hungary
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- Department of Neurology; University of Pécs; Pécs Hungary
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- Department of Neurosurgery; University of Pécs; Pécs Hungary
- MTA-PTE Clinical Neuroscience MR Research Group; Pécs Hungary
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- MTA-PTE Clinical Neuroscience MR Research Group; Pécs Hungary
- Diagnostic Center of Pécs; Pécs Hungary
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- MTA-PTE Clinical Neuroscience MR Research Group; Pécs Hungary
- Diagnostic Center of Pécs; Pécs Hungary
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- Department of Neurosurgery; University of Pécs; Pécs Hungary
- Diagnostic Center of Pécs; Pécs Hungary
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- Department of Neurology; University of Pécs; Pécs Hungary
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- Department of Neurology; University of Pécs; Pécs Hungary
- MTA-PTE Clinical Neuroscience MR Research Group; Pécs Hungary
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- Department of Neurology; University of Pécs; Pécs Hungary
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- Department of Neurology; University of Pécs; Pécs Hungary
- MTA-PTE Clinical Neuroscience MR Research Group; Pécs Hungary
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Alahmadi AAS, Samson RS, Gasston D, Pardini M, Friston KJ, D'Angelo E, Toosy AT, Wheeler-Kingshott CAM. Complex motor task associated with non-linear BOLD responses in cerebro-cortical areas and cerebellum. Brain Struct Funct 2015; 221:2443-58. [PMID: 25921976 PMCID: PMC4884204 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-015-1048-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 04/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Previous studies have used fMRI to address the relationship between grip force (GF) applied to an object and BOLD response. However, whilst the majority of these studies showed a linear relationship between GF and neural activity in the contralateral M1 and ipsilateral cerebellum, animal studies have suggested the presence of non-linear components in the GF–neural activity relationship. Here, we present a methodology for assessing non-linearities in the BOLD response to different GF levels, within primary motor as well as sensory and cognitive areas and the cerebellum. To be sensitive to complex forms, we designed a feasible grip task with five GF targets using an event-related visually guided paradigm and studied a cohort of 13 healthy volunteers. Polynomial functions of increasing order were fitted to the data. Major findings: (1) activated motor areas irrespective of GF; (2) positive higher-order responses in and outside M1, involving premotor, sensory and visual areas and cerebellum; (3) negative correlations with GF, predominantly involving the visual domain. Overall, our results suggest that there are physiologically consistent behaviour patterns in cerebral and cerebellar cortices; for example, we observed the presence of a second-order effect in sensorimotor areas, consistent with an optimum metabolic response at intermediate GF levels, while higher-order behaviour was found in associative and cognitive areas. At higher GF levels, sensory-related cortical areas showed reduced activation, interpretable as a redistribution of the neural activity for more demanding tasks. These results have the potential of opening new avenues for investigating pathological mechanisms of neurological diseases.
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- Adnan A S Alahmadi
- NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, WC1N 3BG, UK. .,Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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- NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
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- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
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- NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.,Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Wellcome Centre for Imaging Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- Brain Connectivity Center, C. Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.,Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.,Brain Connectivity Center, C. Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy
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Mizuguchi N, Nakata H, Kanosue K. Activity of right premotor-parietal regions dependent upon imagined force level: an fMRI study. Front Hum Neurosci 2014; 8:810. [PMID: 25339893 PMCID: PMC4189331 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In this study, we utilized functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signals. This allowed us to evaluate the relationship between brain activity and imagined force level. Subjects performed motor imagery of repetitive right hand grasping with three different levels of contractile force; 10%, 30%, and 60% of their maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). We observed a common activation among each condition in the following brain regions; the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC), supplementary motor area (SMA), premotor area (PM), insula, and inferior parietal lobule (IPL). In addition, the BOLD signal changes were significantly larger at 60% MVC than at 10% MVC in the right PM, the right IPL, and the primary somatosensory cortex (SI). These findings indicate that during motor imagery right fronto-parietal activity increases as the imagined contractile force level is intensified. The present finding that the right brain activity during motor imagery is clearly altered depending on the imagined force level suggests that it may be possible to decode intended force level during the motor imagery of patients or healthy subjects.
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- Nobuaki Mizuguchi
- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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Cosentino G, Alfonsi E, Brighina F, Fresia M, Fierro B, Sandrini G, Schindler A, Valentino F, Fontana D, Priori A. Transcranial direct current stimulation enhances sucking of a liquid bolus in healthy humans. Brain Stimul 2014; 7:817-22. [PMID: 25301763 DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2014.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2014] [Revised: 09/09/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive technique used for modulating cortical excitability in vivo in humans. Here we evaluated the effect of tDCS on behavioral and electrophysiological aspects of physiological sucking and swallowing. METHODS Twelve healthy subjects underwent three tDCS sessions (anodal, cathodal and sham stimulation) on separate days in a double-blind randomized order. The active electrode was placed over the right swallowing motor cortex. Repeated sucking and swallowing acts were performed at baseline and at 15 and 60 min after each tDCS session and the mean liquid bolus volume ingested at each time point was measured. We also calculated average values of the following electrophysiological parameters: 1) area and 2) duration of the rectified EMG signal from the suprahyoid/submental muscles related to the sucking and swallowing phases; 3) EMG peak amplitude for the sucking and swallowing phases; 4) area and peak amplitude of the laryngeal-pharyngeal mechanogram; 5) oropharyngeal delay. RESULTS The volume of the ingested bolus significantly increased (by an average of about 30% compared with the baseline value) both at 15 and at 60 min after the end of anodal tDCS. The electrophysiological evaluation after anodal tDCS showed a significant increase in area and duration of the sucking phase-related EMG signal. CONCLUSIONS Anodal tDCS leads to stronger sucking of a liquid bolus in healthy subjects, likely by increasing recruitment of cortical areas of the swallowing network. This finding might open up interesting perspectives for the treatment of patients suffering from dysphagia due to various pathological conditions.
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- Giuseppe Cosentino
- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences (BioNeC), University of Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Neurophysiopathology, C. Mondino National Institute of Neurology Foundation, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences (BioNeC), University of Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Neurophysiopathology, C. Mondino National Institute of Neurology Foundation, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences (BioNeC), University of Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Neurophysiopathology, C. Mondino National Institute of Neurology Foundation, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy; Department of Brain and Behaviour, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences (BioNeC), University of Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Neurophysiopathology, C. Mondino National Institute of Neurology Foundation, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Italy
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Fry A, Vogt T, Folland JP. Does sensorimotor cortex activity change with quadriceps femoris torque output? A human electroencephalography study. Neuroscience 2014; 275:540-8. [PMID: 24993474 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.06.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2013] [Revised: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Encoding muscular force output during voluntary contractions is widely perceived to result, at least in part, from modulations in neuronal activity within the sensorimotor cortex. However the underlying electrophysiological phenomena associated with increased force output remains unclear. This study directly assessed sensorimotor cortex activity using electroencephalography (EEG) in humans performing isometric knee-extensions at a range of discrete torque levels. Fifteen healthy males (age 24 (s=5) years) completed one familiarization and one experimental trial. Participants performed a cyclic series of 60 isometric knee-extension contractions with the right leg, including 15 contractions of a 5-s duration at each of four discrete torque levels: 15%, 30%, 45% and 60% of maximal voluntary torque (MVT). Isometric knee-extension torque, quadriceps electromyography and EEG were recorded at rest and throughout all the contractions. EEG (0.5-50 Hz) was collected using a 32-channel active-electrode cap. A voxel-based low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (LORETA) analysis calculated cortical activation within the sensorimotor cortex (one of 27 MNI coordinates) for the entire 0.5-50-Hz range (cortical current density (CCD)), as well as for each constituent frequency band in this range (delta, theta, alpha, beta and gamma). Gamma band (30-50 Hz) cortical activity increased with contraction torque (analysis of variance [ANOVA], P=0.03). Conversely, activity within the other frequency bands was not modulated by torque (P≥0.09), nor was overall CCD (P=0.11). Peripheral neuromuscular activation (quadriceps electromyography (EMG) amplitude) demonstrated distinct increases between each torque level (P<0.01). In conclusion, sensorimotor cortical activity within the gamma band demonstrated an overall increase with contraction torque, whereas both CCD and each of the other constituent frequency bands were not modulated by increments in torque magnitude during isometric knee-extension contractions up to 60%MVT.
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- A Fry
- School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, UK.
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- Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, German Sport University Cologne, Germany.
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- School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, UK.
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The handyman's brain: a neuroimaging meta-analysis describing the similarities and differences between grip type and pattern in humans. Neuroimage 2014; 102 Pt 2:923-37. [PMID: 24927986 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.05.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2014] [Revised: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Handgrip is a ubiquitous human movement that was critical in our evolution. However, the differences in brain activity between grip type (i.e. power or precision) and pattern (i.e. dynamic or static) are not fully understood. In order to address this, we performed Activation Likelihood Estimation (ALE) analysis between grip type and grip pattern using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data. ALE provides a probabilistic summary of the BOLD response in hundreds of subjects, which is often beyond the scope of a single fMRI experiment. METHODS We collected data from 28 functional magnetic resonance data sets, which included a total of 398 male and female subjects. Using ALE, we analyzed the BOLD response during power, precision, static and dynamic grip in a range of forces and age in right handed healthy individuals without physical impairment, cardiovascular or neurological dysfunction using a variety of grip tools, feedback and experimental training. RESULTS Power grip generates unique activation in the postcentral gyrus (areas 1 and 3b) and precision grip generates unique activation in the supplementary motor area (SMA, area 6) and precentral gyrus (area 4a). Dynamic handgrip generates unique activation in the precentral gyrus (area 4p) and SMA (area 6) and of particular interest, both dynamic and static grip share activation in the area 2 of the postcentral gyrus, an area implicated in the evolution of handgrip. According to effect size analysis, precision and dynamic grip generates stronger activity than power and static, respectively. CONCLUSION Our study demonstrates specific differences between grip type and pattern. However, there was a large degree of overlap in the pre and postcentral gyrus, SMA and areas of the frontal-parietal-cerebellar network, which indicates that other mechanisms are potentially involved in regulating handgrip. Further, our study provides empirically based regions of interest, which can be downloaded here within, that can be used to more effectively study power grip in a range of populations and conditions.
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Nakayashiki K, Saeki M, Takata Y, Hayashi Y, Kondo T. Modulation of event-related desynchronization during kinematic and kinetic hand movements. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2014; 11:90. [PMID: 24886610 PMCID: PMC4077682 DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-11-90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Event-related desynchronization/synchronization (ERD/ERS) is a relative power decrease/increase of electroencephalogram (EEG) in a specific frequency band during physical motor execution and mental motor imagery, thus it is widely used for the brain-computer interface (BCI) purpose. However what the ERD really reflects and its frequency band specific role have not been agreed and are under investigation. Understanding the underlying mechanism which causes a significant ERD would be crucial to improve the reliability of the ERD-based BCI. We systematically investigated the relationship between conditions of actual repetitive hand movements and resulting ERD. Methods Eleven healthy young participants were asked to close/open their right hand repetitively at three different speeds (Hold, 1/3 Hz, and 1 Hz) and four distinct motor loads (0, 2, 10, and 15 kgf). In each condition, participants repeated 20 experimental trials, each of which consisted of rest (8–10 s), preparation (1 s) and task (6 s) periods. Under the Hold condition, participants were instructed to keep clenching their hand (i.e., isometric contraction) during the task period. Throughout the experiment, EEG signals were recorded from left and right motor areas for offline data analysis. We obtained time courses of EEG power spectrum to discuss the modulation of mu and beta-ERD/ERS due to the task conditions. Results We confirmed salient mu-ERD (8–13 Hz) and slightly weak beta-ERD (14–30 Hz) on both hemispheres during repetitive hand grasping movements. According to a 3 × 4 ANOVA (speed × motor load), both mu and beta-ERD during the task period were significantly weakened under the Hold condition, whereas no significant difference in the kinetics levels and interaction effect was observed. Conclusions This study investigates the effect of changes in kinematics and kinetics on resulting ERD during repetitive hand grasping movements. The experimental results suggest that the strength of ERD may reflect the time differentiation of hand postures in motor planning process or the variation of proprioception resulting from hand movements, rather than the motor command generated in the down stream, which recruits a group of motor neurons.
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- Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, 184-8588, Tokyo, Japan.
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