scholarly journals The Study of Action Observation Therapy in Neurological Diseases: A Few Technical Considerations

10.5772/67651 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio Plata-Bello
Keyword(s):  
Neurological Diseases ◽  
Action Observation ◽  
Technical Considerations

scholarly journals Starting and stopping movement by the primate brain

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 239821281983714 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Lemon ◽  
Alexander Kraskov
Keyword(s):  
Motor System ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Spinal Injury ◽  
Neurological Diseases ◽  
Action Observation ◽  
Command Neurons ◽  
Reach To Grasp ◽  
Primate Brain ◽  
Human Motor ◽  
Human Primate

We review the current knowledge about the part that motor cortex plays in the preparation and generation of movement, and we discuss the idea that corticospinal neurons, and particularly those with cortico-motoneuronal connections, act as ‘command’ neurons for skilled reach-to-grasp movements in the primate. We also review the increasing evidence that it is active during processes such as action observation and motor imagery. This leads to a discussion about how movement is inhibited and stopped, and the role in these for disfacilitation of the corticospinal output. We highlight the importance of the non-human primate as a model for the human motor system. Finally, we discuss the insights that recent research into the monkey motor system has provided for translational approaches to neurological diseases such as stroke, spinal injury and motor neuron disease.

scholarly journals How Do We Motorically Resonate in Aging? A Compensatory Role of Prefrontal Cortex

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Di Tella ◽  
Valeria Blasi ◽  
Monia Cabinio ◽  
Niels Bergsland ◽  
Giovanni Buccino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Prefrontal Cortex ◽  
Mirror Neuron System ◽  
Neurological Diseases ◽  
Action Observation ◽  
Premotor Cortex ◽  
Bold Signal ◽  
Compensatory Mechanisms ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Age Related

Aging is the major risk factor for chronic age-related neurological diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders and neurovascular injuries. Exploiting the multimodal nature of the Mirror Neuron System (MNS), rehabilitative interventions have been proposed based on motor-resonance mechanisms in recent years. Despite the considerable evidence of the MNS’ functionality in young adults, further investigation of the action-observation matching system is required in aging, where well-known structural and functional brain changes occur. Twenty-one healthy young adults (mean age 26.66y) and 19 healthy elderly participants (mean age 71.47y) underwent a single MRI evaluation including a T1-3D high-resolution and functional MRI (fMRI) with mirror task. Morphological and functional BOLD data were derived from MRI images to highlight cortical activations associated with the task; to detect differences between the two groups (Young, Elderly) in the two MRI indexes (BOLD and thickness z-scores) using mixed factorial ANOVA (Group∗Index analyses); and to investigate the presence of different cortical lateralization of the BOLD signal in the two groups. In the entire sample, the activation of a bilateral MNS fronto-parietal network was highlighted. The mixed ANOVA (pFDR-corr < 0.05) revealed significant interactions between BOLD signal and cortical thickness in left dorsal premotor cortex, right ventral premotor and prefrontal cortices. A different cortical lateralization of the BOLD signal in frontal lobe activity between groups was also found. Data herein reported suggest that age-related cortical thinning of the MNS is coupled with increased interhemispheric symmetry along with premotor and prefrontal cortex recruitment. These physiological changes of MNS resemble the aging of the motor and cognitive neural systems, suggesting specific but also common aging and compensatory mechanisms.

Botulinum toxin for focal hyperhidrosis: technical considerations and improvements in application

1998 ◽  
Vol 139 (6) ◽  
pp. 1123-1124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naumann ◽  
Bergmann ◽  
Hofmann ◽  
Hamm ◽  
Reiners
Keyword(s):  
Botulinum Toxin ◽  
Focal Hyperhidrosis ◽  
Technical Considerations

Action observation activates premotor and parietal areas in a somatotopic manner: an fMRI study

2001 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 400-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Buccino ◽  
F. Binkofski ◽  
G. R. Fink ◽  
L. Fadiga ◽  
L. Fogassi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Action Observation ◽  
Fmri Study

V1390: Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Technical Considerations and Pitfalls in Complex Cases

2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 458-458
Author(s):  
Erik P. Castle ◽  
Michael E. Woods ◽  
Raju Thomas ◽  
Rodney Davis
Keyword(s):  
Partial Nephrectomy ◽  
Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy ◽  
Technical Considerations ◽  
Complex Cases

Minocycline in neurological diseases ? Authors' reply

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-139
Author(s):  
L METZ ◽  
V YONG
Keyword(s):  
Neurological Diseases

Minocycline in neurological diseases

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 138-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
F BANDINI
Keyword(s):  
Neurological Diseases

Attention Modulates Motor Cortex Activation During Action Observation: An EEG Mu Rhythm Study

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Schuch ◽  
Andrew P. Bayliss ◽  
Steven P. Tipper
Keyword(s):  
Motor Cortex ◽  
Action Observation ◽  
Mu Rhythm

Neuroscience of Action Observation and Imagery

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. Edwards ◽  
J. Cumming ◽  
P. S. Holmes ◽  
A. M. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Action Observation
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