White matter organisation of sensorimotor tracts is associated with motor imagery in childhood.

ABSTRACT: Despite the important role of motor imagery (MI) in motor development, our understanding of the contribution of white matter fibre properties to MI performance in childhood remains limited. To provide novel insight into the white matter correlates of MI performance, this study examined the association between white matter fibre properties and motor imagery performance in a sample of typically developing children. High angular diffusion weighted imaging data were collected from 22 typically developing children aged 6-14 years (12 female, M_Age= 10.56). Implicit motor imagery performance was assessed using a mental hand rotation paradigm. The cerebellar peduncles and the superior longitudinal fasciculus were reconstructed using TractSeg, a semi-automated method. For each tract, whi

SUBMITTER: Mukherjee M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11374871 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature