Functional coupling of sensorimotor and associative areas during a catching ball task: A qEEG coherence study


Por: Silva F., Arias-Carrián O., Teixeira S., Velasques B., Peressutti C., Paes F., Basile L.F., Menéndez-González M., Murillo-Rodríguez E., Cagy M., Piedade R., Nardi A.E., MacHado S., Ribeiro P.

Publicada: 1 ene 2012
Categoría: Medicine (miscellaneous)

Resumen:
Background: Catching an object is a complex movement that involves not only programming but also effective motor coordination. Such behavior is related to the activation and recruitment of cortical regions that participates in the sensorimotor integration process. This study aimed to elucidate the cortical mechanisms involved in anticipatory actions when performing a task of catching an object in free fall. Methods. Quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) was recorded using a 20-channel EEG system in 20 healthy right-handed participants performed the catching ball task. We used the EEG coherence analysis to investigate subdivisions of alpha (8-12 Hz) and beta (12-30 Hz) bands, which are related to cognitive processing and sensory-motor integration. Results: Notwithstanding, we found the main effects for the factor block; for alpha-1, coherence decreased from the first to sixth block, and the opposite effect occurred for alpha-2 and beta-2, with coherence increasing along the blocks. Conclusion: It was concluded that to perform successfully our task, which involved anticipatory processes (i.e. feedback mechanisms), subjects exhibited a great involvement of sensory-motor and associative areas, possibly due to organization of information to process visuospatial parameters and further catch the falling object. © 2012 Silva et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

Filiaciones:
Silva F.:
 Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Arias-Carrián O.:
 Department for Translational Neurodegeneration, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Technical University Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany

Teixeira S.:
 Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Velasques B.:
 Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 Institute of Applied Neuroscience (INA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Peressutti C.:
 Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 Institute of Applied Neuroscience (INA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Paes F.:
 Laboratory of Panic and Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 National Institute of Translational Medicine (INCT-TM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 Faculty of Psychology, Brazilian Institute of Medicine and Rehabilitation (IBMR), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Basile L.F.:
 Division of Neurosurgery, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil

 Laboratory of Psychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Phonoaudiology - UMESP, São Paulo, Brazil

Menéndez-González M.:
 Unit of Neurology, Hospital Álvarez-Buylla, Merida, Spain

Murillo-Rodríguez E.:
 Laboratorio de Neurociencias Moleculares e Integrativas, Divisián Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Anáhuac Mayab, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

Cagy M.:
 Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Health Community, Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Piedade R.:
 Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Nardi A.E.:
 Laboratory of Panic and Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 National Institute of Translational Medicine (INCT-TM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

MacHado S.:
 Laboratory of Panic and Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 National Institute of Translational Medicine (INCT-TM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 Quiropraxia Program, Central University, Santiago, Chile

Ribeiro P.:
 Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 Bioscience Department (EEFD/UFRJ), School of Physical Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 Institute of Applied Neuroscience (INA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ISSN: 17557682
Editorial
BioMed Central Ltd., Reino Unido
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 5 Número: 1
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