Parietal Oscillatory Dynamics Mediate Developmental Improvement in Motor Performance.

ABSTRACT: Numerous recent studies have sought to determine the developmental trajectories of motor-related oscillatory responses from youth to adulthood. However, most of this work has relied on simple movements, and rarely have these studies linked developmental neural changes with maturational improvements in motor performance. In this study, we recorded magnetoencephalography during a complex finger-tapping task in a large sample of 107 healthy youth aged 9-15 years old. The relationships between region-specific neural activity, age, and performance metrics were examined using structural equation modeling. We found strong developmental effects on behavior and beta oscillatory activity during movement planning, as well as associations between planning-related beta activity and activity within the

SUBMITTER: Heinrichs-Graham E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7609946 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature