Neurosciences
Conditions
Keywords
brain activation, near infrared spectroscopy, motor imagery, action observation, mirror visual feedback
Brief summary
This study aims to investigate the brain activation during different motor patterns, including motor execution (ME), motor imagery (MI), action observation (AO) and mirror visual feedback (MVF). In addition, the relations between brain activation and motor performance will also be explored. This study includes two parts, which are upper limb and lower limb part. While executing all the tasks, brain activation in primary motor cortex(M1), premotor cortex(PMC), and supplementary motor cortex(SMA) will be monitored by functional near-infrared spectroscopy. One-way ANOVA with repeated measure will be used to detect the differences of brain activation level between each mode. Pearson correlation coefficient will be used to determine the relations of brain activation and motor performance.
Detailed description
In upper limb part, subjects will be instructed to execute functional reaching task in ME, MI, AO, and MVF mode. During ME mode, motor performance including maximum speed, maximum acceleration, and jerk will be collected simultaneously. In the lower limb part, subjects will be instructed to walking over ground in ME, MI, and AO mode. During ME mode, the temporal and spatial gait parameters, including speed, stride time, cadence, and stride length will be collected.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CROSSOVER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Inclusion Criteria 1. Age between 20 to 30 years. 2. Right-handed. 3. Ability to walk 30 meters independently without an assistive device. 4. No neurogical, cardiopulmonary, or muscle diseases that might interfere with the experiment. 5. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score greater than 24. *
Exclusion criteria
1. Physiological condition is unstable.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brain activities over primary motor cortex | Day 1 | A multichannel wearable fNIRS imaging system (NIRSport2, NIRx Medical Technologies LLC, Glen Head, NY, USA) is used to detect the hemodynamics. |
| Brain activities over premotor cortex | Day 1 | A multichannel wearable fNIRS imaging system (NIRSport2, NIRx Medical Technologies LLC, Glen Head, NY, USA) is used to detect the hemodynamics. |
| Brain activities over supplementary motor area | Day 1 | A multichannel wearable fNIRS imaging system (NIRSport2, NIRx Medical Technologies LLC, Glen Head, NY, USA) is used to detect the hemodynamics. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Motor performance of lower limb - gait speed | Day 1 | cm/s |
| Motor performance of lower limb - cadence | Day 1 | steps |
| Motor performance of upper limb -maximum speed | Day 1 | cm/s |
| Motor performance of lower limb - stride length | Day 1 | cm |
| Motor performance of lower limb - stride time | Day 1 | second |
| Motor performance of upper limb -maximum acceleration | Day 1 | cm/s\^2 |
| Motor performance of upper limb - jerk | Day 1 | cm/s\^3 |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed