Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

18 p.

Publication Date

4-2012

Publisher

Human Kinetics

Source Publication

Moter Control

Source ISSN

1087-1640

Abstract

We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to record human brain activity during slow (30 RPM), fast (60 RPM), passive (30 RPM), and variable rate pedaling. Ten healthy adults participated. After identifying regions of interest, the intensity and volume of brain activation in each region was calculated and compared across conditions (p < .05). Results showed that the primary sensory and motor cortices (S1, M1), supplementary motor area (SMA), and cerebellum (Cb) were active during pedaling. The intensity of activity in these areas increased with increasing pedaling rate and complexity. The Cb was the only brain region that showed significantly lower activity during passive as compared with active pedaling. We conclude that M1, S1, SMA, and Cb have a role in modifying continuous, bilateral, multijoint lower extremity movements. Much of this brain activity may be driven by sensory signals from the moving limbs.

Comments

Published version. Moter Control, Volume 16, No. 2 (April 2012): 158-175. DOI. © 2012 Human Kinetics. Used with permission.

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