Reorganization and enhanced functional connectivity of motor areas in repetitive ankle movements after training in locomotor attention

Brain Research

Volumn 1297, Issue , 2009, Pages 124-134

  Katiuscia, Sacco ^a,b,c   Franco, Cauda ^a,b   Federico, D'Agata ^a,b,d   Davide, Mate ^b   Sergio, Duca ^a   Giuliano, Geminiani ^a,b,c  

^a CCS fMRI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c Neuroscience Institute of Turin NIT   (Italy)

^d Department of Neuroscience   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral plasticity; Functional connectivity; Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); Locomotor attention training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; TRAINING;

ADULT; ANKLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; FOOT; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; LEARNING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71749117483     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.08.049     Document Type: Article

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