The interaction of respiration and visual feedback on the control of force and neural activation of the agonist muscle

Human Movement Science

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1022-1038

  Baweja, Harsimran S ^a   Patel, Bhavini K ^b   Neto, Osmar P ^a,c   Christou, Evangelos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Jewish Home Lifecare   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDADE CAMILO CASTELO BRANCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beta band; EMG; First dorsal interosseous; Force oscillations; Force variability; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FIRST DORSAL INTEROSSEUS MUSCLE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEURAL ACTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; VISUAL FEEDBACK;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PULMONARY VENTILATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80855131586     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: 18727646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Addison P.S. The illustrated wavelet transform handbook 2002, Taylor & Francis Group, New York.
2. Baker S.N., Olivier E., Lemon R.N. Coherent oscillations in monkey motor cortex and hand muscle EMG show task-dependent modulation. Journal of Physiology 1997, 501(Pt 1):225-241.
3. Baweja H.S., Kennedy D.M., Vu J.L., Vaillancourt D.E., Christou E.A. Greater amount of visual feedback decreases force variability by reducing force oscillations from 0-1 and 3-7 Hz. European Journal of Applied Physiology 2010, 108:935-943.
4. Baweja H.S., Patel B.K., Martinkewiz J.D., Vu J.L., Christou E.A. Removal of visual feedback alters muscle activity and reduces force variability during constant isometric contractions. Experimental Brain Research 2009, 197:35-47.
5. Brown P. Cortical drives to human muscle: The Piper and related rhythms. Progress in Neurobiology 2000, 60:97-108.
6. Brown P., Salenius S., Rothwell J.C., Hari R. Cortical correlate of the Piper rhythm in humans. Journal of Neurophysiology 1998, 80:2911-2917.
7. Chao E.Y.S., An K.N., Cooney W.P., Linschied R.L. Biomechanics of the hand. A basic research study 1989, World Scientific Publishing, Teaneack, NJ.
8. Christou E.A. Visual feedback attenuates force fluctuations induced by a stressor. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 2005, 37:2126-2133.
9. Christou, E. A., Baweja, H. S., Kennedy, D. M., & Wright, D. L. (2009). Age-associated differences in learning novel fine motor tasks. Chicago, IL: Society for Neuroscience.
10. Christou E.A., Grossman M., Carlton L.G. Modeling variability of force during isometric contractions of the quadriceps femoris. Journal of Motor Behavior 2002, 34:67-81.
11. Christou E.A., Jakobi J.M., Critchlow A., Fleshner M., Enoka R.M. The 1- to 2-Hz oscillations in muscle force are exacerbated by stress, especially in older adults. Journal of Applied Physiology 2004, 97:225-235.
12. Christou E.A., Rudroff T., Enoka J.A., Meyer F., Enoka R.M. Discharge rate during low-force isometric contractions influences motor unit coherence below 15 Hz but not motor unit synchronization. Experimental Brain Research 2007, 178:285-295.
13. Christou E.A., Tracy B.L. Aging and motor output variability. Movement system variability 2005, 199-215. Human Kinetics, Champaign-Urbana, IL. K. Davids, S. Bennett, K. Newell (Eds.).
14. Conway B.A., Halliday D.M., Farmer S.F., Shahani U., Maas P., Weir A.I., et al. Synchronization between motor cortex and spinal motoneuronal pool during the performance of a maintained motor task in man. Journal of Physiology 1995, 489(Pt 3):917-924.
15. De Luca C.J., Foley P., Zeynep E. Motor unit control properties in constant-force isometric contractions. Journal of Physiology 1996, 76:1503-1516.
16. Ebert D., Rassler B., Hefter H. Coordination between breathing and forearm movements during sinusoidal tracking. European Journal of Applied Physiology 2000, 81:288-296.
17. Enoka R.M., Christou E.A., Hunter S.K., Kornatz K.W., Semmler J.G., Taylor A.M., et al. Mechanisms that contribute to differences in motor performance between young and old adults. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 2003, 13:1-12.
18. Green S.B., Salkind N.J. Using SPSS for the Windows and Macintosh: Analyzing and understanding data 2002, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
19. Grinsted A., Moore J.C., Jevrejeva S. Application of the cross wavelet transform and wavelet coherence to geophysical time series. Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics 2004, 11:561-566.
20. Homma T., Sakai T. Ramification pattern of intermetacarpal branches of the deep branch (ramus profundus) of the ulnar nerve in the human hand. Acta Anatomica (Basel) 1991, 141:139-144.
21. Hunter S.K., Critchlow A., Shin I.S., Enoka R.M. Fatigability of the elbow flexor muscles for a sustained submaximal contraction is similar in men and women matched for strength. Journal of Applied Physiology 2004, 96:195-202.
22. Lamberg E.M., Mateika J.H., Cherry L., Gordon A.M. Internal representations underlying respiration during object manipulation. Brain Research 2003, 982:270-279.
23. Li S., Laskin J.J. Influences of ventilation on maximal isometric force of the finger flexors. Muscle and Nerve 2006, 34:651-655.
24. Li S., Yasuda N. Forced ventilation increases variability of isometric finger forces. Neuroscience Letters 2007, 412:243-247.
25. Li Z.M., Pfaeffle H.J., Sotereanos D.G., Goitz R.J., Woo S.L. Multi-directional strength and force envelope of the index finger. Clinical Biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) 2003, 18:908-915.
26. Moritz C.T., Christou E.A., Meyer F.G., Enoka R.M. Coherence at 16-32 Hz can be caused by short-term synchrony of motor units. Journal of Neurophysiology 2005, 94:105-118.
27. Myers L.J., Erim Z., Lowery M.M. Time and frequency domain methods for quantifying common modulation of motor unit firing patterns. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation 2004, 1:2.
28. Neto O.P., Baweja H.S., Christou E.A. Increased voluntary drive is associated with changes in the common oscillations from 13-60 Hz of interference but not rectified electromyography. Muscle and Nerve 2010, 42:348-354.
29. Neto O.P., Christou E.A. Rectification of the EMG signal impairs the identification of oscillatory input to the muscle. Journal of Neurophysiology 2009, 103:1093-1103.
30. Neto, O. P., Marzullo, A. C., Baweja, H. S., & Christou, E. A. (2009). Removal of visual feedback but not changes in breathing influence muscle activity during constant isometric contractions. Chicago, IL: Society for Neuroscience.
31. Oldfield R.C. The assessment and analysis of handedness: The Edinburgh inventory. Neuropsychologia 1971, 9:97-113.
32. Prodoehl J., Vaillancourt D.E. Effects of visual gain on force control at the elbow and ankle. Experimental Brain Research 2010, 200:67-79.
33. Rassler B., Bradl U., Scholle H. Interactions of breathing with the postural regulation of the fingers. Clinical Neurophysiology 2000, 111:2180-2187.
34. Rassler B., Kohl J. Coordination-related changes in the rhythms of breathing and walking in humans. European Journal of Applied Physiology 2000, 82:280-288.
35. Rassler B., Nietzold I., Waurick S. Phase-dependence of breathing and finger tracking movements during normocapnia and hypercapnia. European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology 1999, 80:324-332.
36. Slifkin A.B., Vaillancourt D.E., Newell K.M. Intermittency in the control of continuous force production. Journal of Neurophysiology 2000, 84:1708-1718.
37. Sosnoff J.J., Newell K.M. Aging, visual intermittency, and variability in isometric force output. Journals of Gerontology: Series B. Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 2006, 61:P117-P124.
38. Taylor A.M., Christou E.A., Enoka R.M. Multiple features of motor-unit activity influence force fluctuations during isometric contractions. Journal of Neurophysiology 2003, 90:1350-1361.
39. Torrence C., Compo G.P. A practical guide to wavelet analysis. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 1998, 79:61-78.
40. Tracy B.L. Force control is impaired in the ankle plantarflexors of elderly adults. European Journal of Applied Physiology 2007, 101:629-636.
41. Tracy B.L., Dinenno D.V., Jorgensen B., Welsh S.J. Aging, visuomotor correction, and force fluctuations in large muscles. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 2007, 39:469-479.
42. Turner D., Jackson S. Resistive loaded breathing has a functional impact on maximal voluntary contractions in humans. Neuroscience Letters 2002, 326:77-80.
43. Vaillancourt D.E., Slifkin A.B., Newell K.M. Intermittency in the visual control of force in Parkinson's disease. Experimental Brain Research 2001, 138:118-127.
44. Vaillancourt D.E., Slifkin A.B., Newell K.M. Visual control of isometric force in Parkinson's disease. Neuropsychologia 2001, 39:1410-1418.
45. Westgaard R.H., Bonato P., Westad C. Respiratory and stress-induced activation of low-threshold motor units in the human trapezius muscle. Experimental Brain Research 2006, 175:689-701.
46. Yoon T., Keller M.L., De-Lap B.S., Harkins A., Lepers R., Hunter S.K. Sex differences in response to cognitive stress during a fatiguing contraction. Journal of Applied Physiology 2009, 107:1486-1496.
47. Zazula D., Karlsson S., Doncarli C. Elelctromyography: Physiology, engineering, and noninvasive applications 2004, 259-304. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey. R. Merletti (Ed.).