How are the motor system activity and functional connectivity between the cognitive and sensorimotor systems modulated by athletic expertise?

Brain Research

Volumn 1540, Issue , 2013, Pages 21-41

  Tomasino, Barbara ^a   Maieron, Marta ^b   Guatto, Elisa ^c   Fabbro, Franco ^a,d   Rumiati, Raffaella Ida ^e  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^e SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Action processing; FMRI; Implicit mental imagery; Motor expertise; Motor system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTCENTRAL GYRUS; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; STRIATE CORTEX; SUPRAMARGINAL GYRUS; TASK POSITIVE NETWORK; VOLLEYBALL;

ACTION PROCESSING; FMRI; IMPLICIT MENTAL IMAGERY; MOTOR EXPERTISE; MOTOR SYSTEM;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE NET; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL CORTEX; VOLLEYBALL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901822486     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.09.048     Document Type: Article

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