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Changes in corticospinal drive to spinal motoneurones following tablet-based practice of manual dexterity.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Changes in corticospinal drive to spinal motoneurones following tablet-based practice of manual dexterity.Physiological reports · 2016Trial
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- Neuromuscular control of a five-finger pinch task is influenced by training history.Experimental brain research · 2025Article
- Transcutaneous spinal random noise stimulation enhances motor memory consolidation and corticospinal transmission in humans.The Journal of physiology · 2025Article
- Portable Touchscreen Assessment of Motor Skill: A Registered Report of the Reliability and Validity of EDNA MoTap.Assessment · 2025Article
- Microstructure of the residual corticofugal projection from primary motor cortex in chronic stroke.Brain communications · 2025Article
- Use of assistive technology to assess distal motor function in subjects with neuromuscular disease.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Effects of noninvasive neuromodulation targeting the spinal cord on early learning of force control by the digits.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024Article
- Influencing factors of corticomuscular coherence in stroke patients.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Review
- Different modulation of oscillatory common neural drives to ankle muscles during abrupt and gradual gait adaptations.Experimental brain research · 2022Article
- Dynamic motor practice improves movement accuracy, force control and leads to increased corticospinal excitability compared to isometric motor practice.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- Reorganization of functional and directed corticomuscular connectivity during precision grip from childhood to adulthood.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation of the Primary Motor Cortex after Skill Acquisition Improves Motor Memory Retention in Humans: A Double-Blinded Sham-Controlled Study.Cerebral cortex communications · 2020Article
- Improving Precision Force Control With Low-Frequency Error Amplification Feedback: Behavioral and Neurophysiological Mechanisms.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Article
- Dynamical Coordination of Hand Intrinsic Muscles for Precision Grip in Diabetes Mellitus.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- How plastic are human spinal cord motor circuitries?Experimental brain research · 2017Review
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The use of touch screens, which require a high level of manual dexterity, has exploded since the development of smartphone and tablet technology. Manual dexterity relies on effective corticospinal control of finger muscles, and we therefore hypothesized that corticospinal drive to finger muscles can be optimized by tablet-based motor practice. To investigate this, sixteen able-bodied females practiced a tablet-based game (3 × 10 min) with their nondominant hand requiring incrementally fast and precise pinching movements involving the thumb and index fingers. The study was designed as a semirandomized crossover study where the participants attended one practice- and one control session. Before and after each session electrophysiological recordings were obtained during three blocks of 50 precision pinch movements in a standardized setup resembling the practiced task. Data recorded during movements included electroencephalographic (EEG) activity from primary motor cortex and electromyographic (EMG) activity from first dorsal interosseous (FDI) and abductor pollicis brevis (APB) muscles. Changes in the corticospinal drive were evaluated from coupling in the frequency domain (coherence) between EEG-EMG and EMG-EMG activity. Following motor practice performance improved significantly and a significant increase in EEG-EMGAPB and EMGAPB-EMGFDI coherence in the beta band (15-30 Hz) was observed. No changes were observed after the control session. Our results show that tablet-based motor practice is associated with changes in the common corticospinal drive to spinal motoneurons involved in manual dexterity. Tablet-based motor practice may be a motivating training tool for stroke patients who struggle with loss of dexterity.
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