Target-oriented motor imagery for grasping action: different characteristics of brain activation between kinesthetic and visual imagery.

ABSTRACT: Motor imagery (MI) for target-oriented movements, which is a basis for functional activities of daily living, can be more appropriate than non-target-oriented MI as tasks to promote motor recovery or brain-computer interface (BCI) applications. This study aimed to explore different characteristics of brain activation among target-oriented kinesthetic imagery (KI) and visual imagery (VI) in the first-person (VI-1) and third-person (VI-3) perspectives. Eighteen healthy volunteers were evaluated for MI ability, trained for the three types of target-oriented MIs, and scanned using 3 T functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) under MI and perceptual control conditions, presented in a block design. Post-experimental questionnaires were administered after fMRI. Common brain regions activated

SUBMITTER: Lee WH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6726765 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature