Altered frontoparietal activity in acoustic startle priming tasks during reticulospinal tract facilitation: An fNIRS study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Because it is one of the important pathways for promoting motor recovery after cortical injury, the function of the reticulospinal tract (RST) has received increasing attention in recent years. However, the central regulatory mechanism of RST facilitation and reduction of apparent response time is not well understood.

Objectives

To explore the potential role of RST facilitation in the acoustic startle priming (ASP) paradigm and observe the cortical changes induced by ASP reaching tasks.

Methods

Twenty healthy participants were included in this study. The reaching tasks were performed with their left and right hands. Participants were instructed to get ready after the warning cue and complete the reach as soon as they heard the Go cue. Half of the testing tr

SUBMITTER: Xia N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9978531 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature