Differences of the frontal activation patterns by finger and toe movements: A functional MRI study

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 533, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-10

  Lee, Mi Young ^a   Chang, Pyung Hun ^b   Kwon, Yong Hyun ^c   Jang, Sung Ho ^d  

^a Daegu Haany University   (South Korea)

^b Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Yeungnam College of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^d Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cortical activation; Functional MRI; Gait; Motor function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; FINGER; FRONTAL ACTIVATION PATTERN; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; TOE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOVEMENT; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TOES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871710004     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: 18727972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2012.11.041     Document Type: Article

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