Motor preparation for compensatory reach-to-grasp responses when viewing a wall-mounted safety handle.

ABSTRACT: The present study explored how motor cortical activity was influenced by visual perception of complex environments that either afforded or obstructed arm and leg reactions in young, healthy adults. Most importantly, we focused on compensatory balance reactions where the arms were required to regain stability following unexpected postural perturbation. Our first question was if motor cortical activity from the hand area automatically corresponds to the visual environment. Affordance-based priming of the motor system was assessed using single-pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to determine if visual access to a wall-mounted support handle influenced corticospinal excitability. We evaluated if hand actions were automatically facilitated and/or suppressed by viewing an available han

SUBMITTER: Bolton DAE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6650316 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature