Motor imagery ability scores are related to cortical activation during gait imagery.

Electroencephalography (EEG) Event-related desynchronization (ERD) Gait Motor imagery Motor imagery ability

Journal

Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
03 Mar 2024
Historique:
received: 04 04 2023
accepted: 19 02 2024
medline: 4 3 2024
pubmed: 4 3 2024
entrez: 3 3 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Motor imagery (MI) is the mental execution of actions without overt movements that depends on the ability to imagine. We explored whether this ability could be related to the cortical activity of the brain areas involved in the MI network. To this goal, brain activity was recorded using high-density electroencephalography in nineteen healthy adults while visually imagining walking on a straight path. We extracted Event-Related Desynchronizations (ERDs) in the θ, α, and β band, and we measured MI ability via (i) the Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire (KVIQ), (ii) the Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire-2 (VMIQ), and (iii) the Imagery Ability (IA) score. We then used Pearson's and Spearman's coefficients to correlate MI ability scores and average ERD power (avgERD). Positive correlations were identified between VMIQ and avgERD of the middle cingulum in the β band and with avgERD of the left insula, right precentral area, and right middle occipital region in the θ band. Stronger activation of the MI network was related to better scores of MI ability evaluations, supporting the importance of testing MI ability during MI protocols. This result will help to understand MI mechanisms and develop personalized MI treatments for patients with neurological dysfunctions.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38433230
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-54966-1
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-54966-1
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Journal Article

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eng

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Organisme : NIBIB NIH HHS
ID : P41 EB018783
Pays : United States

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Auteurs

Martina Putzolu (M)

Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), Section of Human Physiology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

Jessica Samogin (J)

Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.

Gaia Bonassi (G)

Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal, and Child Health, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy.

Carola Cosentino (C)

Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal, and Child Health, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy.

Susanna Mezzarobba (S)

Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal, and Child Health, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy.
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.

Alessandro Botta (A)

IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.

Laura Avanzino (L)

Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), Section of Human Physiology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.

Dante Mantini (D)

Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, KU Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium.

Alessandro Vato (A)

Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA. vato@cua.edu.
National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies, Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA. vato@cua.edu.
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University at Albany - SUNY, Albany, NY, USA. vato@cua.edu.

Elisa Pelosin (E)

Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal, and Child Health, University of Genoa, 16132, Genoa, Italy.
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.

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