Functional Activity Mapping of the Perirolandic Cortex During Motor Performance and Motor Imagery

1996 ◽  
pp. 49-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. A. Porro ◽  
V. Cettolo ◽  
M. P. Francescato ◽  
M. E. Diamond ◽  
P. Baraldi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Imagery ◽  
Functional Activity ◽  
Motor Performance

Using motor imagery practice for improving motor performance – A review

2021 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 105705
Author(s):  
Aija Marie Ladda ◽  
Florent Lebon ◽  
Martin Lotze
Keyword(s):  
Motor Imagery ◽  
Motor Performance

Effect of Mental Rehearsal with Part and Whole Demonstration Models on Acquisition of Backstroke Swimming Skills

1982 ◽  
Vol 54 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1067-1070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuaki Yamamoto ◽  
Kimihiro Inomata
Keyword(s):  
Motor Imagery ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Image Formation ◽  
Physical Practice ◽  
General Motor ◽  
Mental Rehearsal ◽  
Differential Effects ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Part Model

36 undergraduates were randomly divided into three groups: (1) mental rehearsal with a whole model demonstration, (2) mental rehearsal with a progressive part model demonstration, and (3) controls. Each group participated in a 1-wk. swimming program (140 min. a day) and took 3 tests related to vividness of general motor imagery, swimming imagery, and accuracy of the imagined skill. Dependent variables were speed and distance scores for performance of the backstroke. There were no differential effects of the two demonstrations on motor performance and image formation in the acquisition of skill. Some trends were observed, however. Physical practice as well as mental rehearsal increased vividness and accuracy of imaging the swimming stroke. The effect of mental rehearsal on vividness of imaging a skill was somewhat related to vividness of general motor imagery.

scholarly journals Motor Imagery in Physical Therapist Practice

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (7) ◽  
pp. 942-953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Dickstein ◽  
Judith E Deutsch
Keyword(s):  
Motor Imagery ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Physical Therapist ◽  
Body Movement ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Abundant Evidence ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Neurological Conditions

Motor imagery is the mental representation of movement without any body movement. Abundant evidence on the positive effects of motor imagery practice on motor performance and learning in athletes, people who are healthy, and people with neurological conditions (eg, stroke, spinal cord injury, Parkinson disease) has been published. The purpose of this update is to synthesize the relevant literature about motor imagery in order to facilitate its integration into physical therapist practice. This update also will discuss visual and kinesthetic motor imagery, factors that modify motor imagery practice, the design of motor imagery protocols, and potential applications of motor imagery.

scholarly journals Enhancement of motor performance by a training method combining motor imagery and neurofeedback

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chosei Sha ◽  
Kaori Tamura ◽  
Tsuyoshi Okamoto
Keyword(s):  
Motor Imagery ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Training Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Neurofeedback Training ◽  
Motor Action ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Professional Tennis ◽  
Sports Activities ◽  
Training Protocol

AbstractMotor imagery and neurofeedback have been proposed as motor training approaches, but their effects on the enhancement of motor performance are still controversial. This study aimed to enhance motor performance using a training protocol combining motor imagery and neurofeedback. Seventeen participants were randomly assigned to the training or control group. The training group received real-time electroencephalography activity feedback relative to the motor imagery of the motor action. The control group reiterated the motor imagery of the intended motor action without feedback. The motor performance of the training group was enhanced significantly more than that of the control group. Subsequently, the proposed training protocol was tested in five elite male tennis players to investigate its applicability to sports activities. The motor performance was enhanced in three of these five professional tennis players. Using our training protocol, which combined motor imagery and neurofeedback training, we achieved enhanced motor performance. Furthermore, we could suggest the applicability to sports from the results with world-level tennis players.

The Effect of Motor Imagery Practice on Elevé Performance in Adolescent Female Dance Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Abraham ◽  
Ayelet Dunsky ◽  
Ruth Dickstein
Keyword(s):  
Motor Imagery ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Plantar Flexion ◽  
Weight Bearing ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Adolescent Female ◽  
Upper Body Exercise ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Ankle Plantar Flexion

AbstractMotor imagery practice (MIP) is the process of mentally rehearsing motor imagery (MI) contents with the goal of improving motor performance. The potential of MIP in providing motor and non-motor benefits to dancers has not been thoroughly investigated to-date. This study investigated the feasibility of delivering a 6-week MIP intervention for adolescent female dance students and its effect on performance of repeated and static elevé. Participants’ imagery ability and self-reported views and attitudes toward MIP were also investigated. Data regarding ankle plantar-flexion (PF) maximal angles, range-of-motion (ROM), and weight bearing symmetry index (SI) were collected from 25 adolescent female dance students randomly assigned to either MIP (experimental) or upper body exercise (control). Results showed feasibility of delivering the MIP intervention with a significant (

Age and gender-related differences in the temporal congruence development between motor imagery and motor performance

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 555-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nady Hoyek ◽  
Stéphane Champely ◽  
Christian Collet ◽  
Patrick Fargier ◽  
Aymeric Guillot
Keyword(s):  
Motor Imagery ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Temporal Congruence ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals The Movement Imagery Questionnaire-Revised, Second Edition (MIQ-RS) Is a Reliable and Valid Tool for Evaluating Motor Imagery in Stroke Populations

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Butler ◽  
Jennifer Cazeaux ◽  
Anna Fidler ◽  
Jessica Jansen ◽  
Nehama Lefkove ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Imagery ◽  
Mental Imagery ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Outcome Measure ◽  
Imagery Ability ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Movement Imagery ◽  
Stroke Population ◽  
Reliable Instrument

Mental imagery can improve motor performance in stroke populations when combined with physical therapy. Valid and reliable instruments to evaluate the imagery ability of stroke survivors are needed to maximize the benefits of mental imagery therapy. The purposes of this study were to: examine and compare the test-retest intra-rate reliability of the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-Revised, Second Edition (MIQ-RS) in stroke survivors and able-bodied controls, examine internal consistency of the visual and kinesthetic items of the MIQ-RS, determine if the MIQ-RS includes both the visual and kinesthetic dimensions of mental imagery, correlate impairment and motor imagery scores, and investigate the criterion validity of the MIQ-RS in stroke survivors by comparing the results to the KVIQ-10. Test-retest analysis indicated good levels of reliability (ICC range: .83–.99) and internal consistency (Cronbachα: .95–.98) of the visual and kinesthetic subscales in both groups. The two-factor structure of the MIQ-RS was supported by factor analysis, with the visual and kinesthetic components accounting for 88.6% and 83.4% of the total variance in the able-bodied and stroke groups, respectively. The MIQ-RS is a valid and reliable instrument in the stroke population examined and able-bodied populations and therefore useful as an outcome measure for motor imagery ability.

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