Is movement direction encoding in the motor cortex determined by movement direction perse or muscle selection? An EMG-fMRI study in healthy subjects

Is movement direction encoding in the motor cortex determined by movement direction perse or muscle selection? An EMG-fMRI study in healthy subjects - movement direction encoding

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON37287

Enrollment

Registered

2012-08-03

Start date

2012-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

gezonde motoriek motor organization

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - between 18-30 years old - right handed - in good (subjective) health - normal or corrected to normal vision - informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - history of epileptic seizures, head injury, neurological diseases or psychiatric diseases - rheumatoid or other affliction affecting normal smooth movement of the wrist - any history of orthopaedic treatment for wrist fracture - use of any type of medication affecting the central or peripheral nervous system - MR exclusion criteria: - metal implants - electronic implants (e.g. heart pacemaker) and connectors of electronic devices (e.g. implanted electrodes) - claustrophobia - pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Activations in M1 related to the same wrist movement directions but starting from two distinct wrist positions requiring different muscle synergies, as determined by event-related fMRI analysis.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results