Frontiers | Complex network measures reveal optimal targets for deep brain stimulation and identify clusters of collective...
This allows to localise the neural activity, directly from the underlying structural topology. For this purpose, we build a ... thalamus and motor cortex (MC) areas, integrating connectivity from multimodal imaging data. We analyse the network dynamics ... This allows to localise the neural activity, directly from the underlying structural topology. For this purpose, we build a ... thalamus and motor cortex (MC) areas, integrating connectivity from multimodal imaging data. We analyse the network dynamics ...
Frontiers | Dynamic Office Environments Improve Brain Activity and Attentional Performance Mediated by Increased Motor Activity
To date, less is known on the effects of gross motor movements that do not fall into the category of sports-related aerobic or ... Results showed differences in EEG brain activity in the dynamic compared to the static office at the beginning as well as at ... Results showed differences in EEG brain activity in the dynamic compared to the static office at the beginning as well as at ... Spontaneous electroencephalographic (EEG) activity was measured on the first, and on the last experimental session continuously ...
Frontiers | The Impact of Physical Activity on Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review
... adequately powered studies are conducted to assess the therapeutic role of physical activity on both motor and non-motor ... however non-pharmaceutical interventions have become increasingly recognised in the management of motor and non-motor symptoms ... Nevertheless, physical activity can positively impact the global NMS burden including depression, apathy, fatigue, day time ... In this review, the efficacy of physical activity, including physiotherapy and occupational therapy, as an intervention in NMS ...
Frontiers | Concrete vs. Abstract Semantics: From Mental Representations to Functional Brain Mapping
Processing abstract language modulates motor system activity. Q. J. Exp. Psychol. 61, 905-919. doi: 10.1080/17470210701625550 ... One way to apply brain stimulation is to investigate changes in the activity of the motor cortex and corticospinal activation ... Dreyer, F. R., and Pulvermüller, F. (2018). Abstract semantics in the motor system? - An event-related fMRI study on passive ... Vukovic, N., Feurra, M., Shpektor, A., Myachykov, A., and Shtyrov, Y. (2017). Primary motor cortex functionally contributes to ...
Frontiers | The body and the fading away of abstract concepts and words: a sign language analysis
Processing abstract language modulates motor system activity. Q. J. Exp. Psychol. 61, 905-919. doi: 10.1080/17470210701625550 ... However, signs linked to mental activity can also be produced near the chest. For example, the sign TO BELIEVE (Figure 6) is ... Fischer, M. H., and Zwaan, R. (2008). Embodied language: a review of the role of the motor system in language comprehension. Q ... We believe it is not, since language is not a disembodied activity but an important part of our total human experience. A ...
Frontiers | Exhaustion of Skeletal Muscle Fibers Within Seconds: Incorporating Phosphate Kinetics Into a Hill-Type Model
... and calcium activity-dependent. Written in terms of differential-algebraic equations, the new sub-model allows to enhance ... Bigland, B., and Lippold, O. C. J. (1954). Motor unit activity in the voluntary contraction of human muscle. J. Physiol. 125, ... troponin-activity: q. ~. ) to the relative amount of built-up cross-bridges (actual activity: ã), i.e., it is implied that ... representing minimum troponin-activity. Hence, the rate constant khyd is assumed to increase along with q. ~. , i.e., to shift ...
Frontiers | Altered functional activity of the precuneus and superior temporal gyrus in patients with residual dizziness caused...
... the local functional activity of the right precuneus is weakened, and the local functional activity of the right STG is ... The purpose of this study is to explore whether there are abnormal brain functional activities in patients with RD by using ... analysis method was used to compare the local functional activities of the two groups of subjects. Then, the brain regions with ... The purpose of this study is to explore whether there are abnormal brain functional activities in patients with RD by using ...
Frontiers | Acute Effects of Inspiratory Loads and Interfaces on Breathing Pattern and Activity of Respiratory Muscles in...
... and in the activity of the scalene, sternocleiomastoid, and parasternal portion of the intercostal muscles (RMS values, p , ... and in the activity of the scalene, sternocleiomastoid, and parasternal portion of the intercostal muscles (RMS values, p , ... and electrical activity of the scalene and sternocleiomastoid muscles (p , 0.01) seen with using the nasal interface. ... and electrical activity of the scalene and sternocleiomastoid muscles (p , 0.01) seen with using the nasal interface. ...
Frontiers | Time-Dependent Effects of Acute Exercise on University Students' Cognitive Performance in Temperate and Cold...
Method: Twenty male university students (age 23.5 ± 2.0 years) with moderate physical activity level participated in a repeated ... with moderate physical activity level participated in a repeated-measures within-subjects design. Processing speed, working ... and motor time (the time interval between the onset of EMG activity and the onset of motor response). They found that a single ... Exercise shortens the motor time by increasing motor unit recruitment, resulting in faster motor execution (Davranche et al., ...
Frontiers | The Fitness Barometer: A Best Practice Example for Monitoring Motor Performance With Pooled Data Collected From...
Motor Performance (MP) in children is an important resource for their future active lifestyle and health. Monitoring of MP is ... Motor Performance (MP) in children is an important resource for their future active lifestyle and health. Monitoring of MP is ... A developmental perspective on the role of motor skill competence in physical activity: an emergent relationship. Quest. (2008 ... The mountain of motor development: a metaphor. In: Clark JE, Humphrey J, editors. Motor Development: Research and Reviews. ...
Frontiers | A Dynamic Systems Framework for Gender/Sex Development: From Sensory Input in Infancy to Subjective Certainty in...
... sensori-motor understanding of gender/sex. During this developmental period (which I label Phase 1) gender/sex is primarily an ... to distinguish adult males from adult females transforms into the ability to recognize gender/sex-stereotyped activities. ... Developmental changes in motor cortex activity as infants develop functional motor skills. Dev. Psychobiol. 58, 773-783. doi: ... Longitudinal bars show gradients of activity, from light (low activity) to dark (high activity). The lower third of the drawing ...
Frontiers | "Neural Efficiency" of Athletes' Brain during Visuo-Spatial Task: An fMRI Study on Table Tennis Players
Cortical activity of skilled performance in a complex sports related motor task. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 104, 625-631. doi: ... Considering the inconsistent results of the brain activation in athletes, most of these studies employed motor or motor related ... 2009a). Visuo-attentional and sensorimotor alpha rhythms are related to visuo-motor performance in athletes. Hum. Brain Mapp. ... Hung, T. M., Spalding, T. W., Maria, D. L. S., and Hatfield, B. D. (2004). Assessment of reactive motor performance with event- ...
Frontiers | Endoplasmic Reticulum Lumenal Indicators in Drosophila Reveal Effects of HSP-Related Mutations on Endoplasmic...
Using GAL4 lines specific for Type Ib or Type Is larval motor neurons, we compared the responses of different lumenal ... Using GAL4 lines specific for Type Ib or Type Is larval motor neurons, we compared the responses of different lumenal ... Figure 3. Comparisons of ER lumenal and cytoplasmic Ca2+ responses across axons and NMJs of Type Ib and Is motor neurons. (A) ... 2014). PICALM modulates autophagy activity and tau accumulation. Nat. Commun. 5-24:4998. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5998 ...
Frontiers | Anti-N-methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis Mimicking Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Motor tasks became difficult, and she could no longer perform agricultural activity. Then, she was transferred to our hospital ... She could recognize her family members and perform some agricultural activity and basic activities of daily living. Eighteen ... He could not wear socks independently and had difficulties putting on different pieces of clothing, but his motor function was ... An electroencephalogram (EEG) showed a mild slowing of the background activity, without periodic sharp wave complexes. CSF ...
Frontiers | Music and Visual Art Training Modulate Brain Activity in Older Adults
... of 3-month music and visual art training programs on neuroelectric brain activity in older adults using a partially randomized ... of 3-month music and visual art training programs on neuroelectric brain activity in older adults using a partially-randomized ... Du, Y., Buchsbaum, B. R., Grady, C. L., and Alain, C. (2016). Increased activity in frontal motor cortex compensates impaired ... Examining neural activity prior to, and after short-term music training and comparing it with that of another artistic activity ...
Frontiers | Developmental Differences in Cortical Activation During Action Observation, Action Execution and Interpersonal...
2002). Modulation of motor and premotor activity during imitation of target-directed actions. Cereb. Cortex 12, 847-855. doi: ... Motor errors were defined as two-hand use, picking up more than one block at the same time, slippage when picking or placing, ... 2019). Neural activity and decoding of action observation using combined EEG and fNIRS measurement. Front in Hum. Neurosci 13: ... A three-point scale was used to code the synchrony and motor quality during IPS. Spatial synchrony scores were rated from 1 to ...
Frontiers | Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS): a new neuromodulation tool in healthy humans?
... new devices were invented that use electricity to influence neuronal activity in a less invasive way: transcranial magnetic ... Acetylcholine release detected by trans-striatal dialysis in freely moving rats correlates with spontaneous motor activity. ... Increased PES was associated with DBH5′-ins/del heterozygotes (linked to average level of plasma DβH activity) in contrast to ... 2010) have suggested that slowing after negative feedback or unpredicted errors is connected to the activity of the ...
Frontiers | Performance enhancement at the cost of potential brain plasticity: neural ramifications of nootropic drugs in the...
LTD is crucial for formation of spatial maps, and might play a role in cerebellar motor learning as well (although studies of ... Higher doses (doses greater than those given to treat ADHD; 5-10 mg/kg intraperitoneal in rats) increase locomotor activity and ... Further supporting this theory, we discovered that the depression of neuronal activity was due, at least in part, to activation ... Ampakines are a class of drugs that bind to the glutamatergic AMPA receptor, enhancing its activity by slowing deactivation and ...
Frontiers | Understanding the Full Spectrum of Organ Injury Following Intrapartum Asphyxia
These observations suggested that these animals may have significant deficits in neuro-motor activity. ... opinion would be that most of the muscle disability arises secondarily from damage to central pathways governing motor activity ... which generates high levels of oxidants due to the continuous contractile activity of this highly oxidative muscle (88, 89, 92 ... This highlights the perinatal period as a time when activity plays a crucial role in the functional maturation of the diaphragm ...
Frontiers | Antidepressant-like activity of a brain penetrant HCN channel inhibitor in mice
... and we utilised three high-throughput screens for depressive-like behaviour to assess the activity of Org 34167 in mice. The ... and we utilised three high-throughput screens for depressive-like behaviour to assess the activity of Org 34167 in mice. The ... 2003). The hyperpolarization-activated HCN1 channel is important for motor learning and neuronal integration by cerebellar ... Antidepressant-like activity of a brain penetrant HCN channel inhibitor in mice. Paulo Pinares-Garcia1† James Spyrou1† Chaseley ...
Frontiers | Objective and Subjective Assessments of Sleep in Children: Comparison of Actigraphy, Sleep Diary Completed by...
... and actigraphy reports motor activity. Moreover, it is noteworthy that actigraphy as an objective measurement also has ... This activity is translated to epochs of wake (activity) or sleep (inactivity) using a device-specific algorithm. Actigraphy ... If the total activity count was above the sensitivity threshold, the epoch was scored as wake, and if the total activity count ... Actigraph is a wristwatch-like device containing an accelerometer providing a continuous monitoring of motor activity. ...
Frontiers | Continuous Decoding of Hand Movement From EEG Signals Using Phase-Based Connectivity Features
... into meaningful commands to control external devices or neuroprostheses to restore lost functions of patients with severe motor ... into meaningful commands to control external devices or neuroprostheses to restore lost functions of patients with severe motor ... Neural control of computer cursor velocity by decoding motor cortical spiking activity in humans with tetraplegia. J. Neural ... 2012). Connectivity analysis as a novel approach to motor decoding for prosthesis control. IEEE Transac. Neural Syst. Rehabil. ...
Frontiers | Dopamine system: manager of neural pathways
2012). Correlation between decreased motor activity and dopaminergic degeneration in the ventrolateral putamen in monkeys ... The activity of pars compacta neurons of the monkey substantia nigra in relation to motor activation. Exp. Brain Res. 51, 377- ... it is tempting to propose that the role of the LHb is to suppress the activity of the NPs, including motor NPs, a direct ... Hikosaka has proposed that the primary function of the habenula may be to suppress motor activity (Hikosaka, 2010). This ...
Frontiers | Interaction of physical activity and interoception in children
Physical activity (PA) is associated with positive health outcomes, whereas physical inactivity is related to an increased risk ... Physical activity (PA) is associated with positive health outcomes, whereas physical inactivity is related to an increased risk ... Dordel, S., and Koch, B. (2004). Dordel-Koch-Test: A Motor Test for the Assessment of Motor Performance in Childhood and Youth ... As far as everyday PA is concerned, we calculated partial correlations between mean activity at different activity levels and ...
Head to toe: Study reveals brain activity behind missed penalty kicks
Successful kicks involved activation of useful areas of the brain, such as the motor cortex which is involved in movement. ... Understanding the brain activity behind choking is the driving force behind a new study in Frontiers in Computer Science. The ... A new study is the first to examine the brain activity behind successful and missed penalty kicks under real-world conditions. ... Head to toe: Study reveals brain activity behind missed penalty kicks. By Conn Hastings, science writer ...
Frontiers | Editorial: Neuromuscular Performance During Lifespan: Assessment Methods and Exercise Interventions
... reflex activity, central motor drive, muscle recruitment pattern, muscular excitation-contraction coupling, and energy ... Whether acquired motor expertise leads to a higher initial status from which the age-related decline starts or whether motor ... According to the authors, this data set (i) can be used as a prime source for expanding the representation of human motor ... Santuz et al. provided an open-access data set (available at Zenodo; doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1254380) with EMG activities recorded ...
Frontiers | Molecular Handoffs in Nitrergic Neurotransmission
Role of PSD95 in membrane association and catalytic activity of nNOSalpha in nitrergic varicosities in mice gut. Am J Physiol ... Rapali P, Szenes A, Radnai L, Bakos A, Pál G, Nyitray L. DYNLL/LC8: a light chain subunit of the dynein motor complex and ... Fonseca R. Activity-dependent actin dynamics are required for the maintenance of long-term plasticity and for synaptic capture ... It has been recently reported that motor proteins like myosin Va play important role in transcytosis of nNOS. In this review, ...
Frontiers | Basal ganglia and cortical networks for sequential ordering and rhythm of complex movements
Overall, our results highlight the convergent architecture of the motor system, where complex motor information that is ... The sequential rhythm task activated a widespread network centered around the supplementary motor area (SMA) and basal-ganglia ... supplementary motor, and superior/inferior parietal cortical regions, as well as regions of the caudate/putamen of the basal ... supplementary motor, and superior/inferior parietal cortical regions, as well as regions of the caudate/putamen of the basal ...
Frontiers | Changes in corticospinal and spinal reflex excitability through functional electrical stimulation with and without...
We measured motor evoked potentials and Hoffmann-reflexes to assess corticospinal and spinal reflex excitability at rest before ... This facilitation likely occurred due to the synchronization of sensory inputs from FES and cortical activity during AO + MI. ... We measured motor evoked potentials and Hoffmann reflexes to assess corticospinal and spinal reflex excitability at rest before ... We have previously shown that action observation combined with motor imagery (AO + MI) of walking induces walking-related ...
Frontiers | Toward Understanding the Brain Dynamics of Music: Learning and Conscious Performance of Lyrics and Melodies With...
... and motor skills. Stored invariant representations can be flexibly performed in a rate-dependent and speaker-dependent way ... and motor skills. Stored invariant representations can be flexibly performed in a rate-dependent and speaker-dependent way ... Shima, K., and Tanji, J. (2000). Neuronal activity in the supplementary and presupplementary motor areas for temporal ... The lowest level processes acoustic features (cell activities Fi and Ei) and item chunks (cell activities C. i. (. I. ). ), ...