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ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2021

A Study on the Effect of Mental Practice Using Motor Evoked Potential-Based Neurofeedback.

Daiki Matsuda, Takefumi Moriuchi, Yuta Ikio, Wataru Mitsunaga, Kengo Fujiwara, Moemi Matsuo, Jiro Nakamura, Tomotaka Suzuki, Kenichi Sugawara, Toshio Higashi

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Article in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Daiki MatsudaGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Takefumi MoriuchiGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Yuta IkioGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Wataru MitsunagaGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Kengo FujiwaraGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Moemi MatsuoGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Jiro NakamuraDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Nagasaki Memorial Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan.
Tomotaka SuzukiFaculty of Health and Social Work, Division of Physical Therapy, Kanagawa University of Human Services, Yokosuka, Japan.
Kenichi SugawaraFaculty of Health and Social Work, Division of Physical Therapy, Kanagawa University of Human Services, Yokosuka, Japan.
Toshio HigashiGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Nagasaki University · JPKanagawa University of Human Services · JPNagasaki University Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate whether the effect of mental practice (motor imagery training) can be enhanced by providing neurofeedback based on transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)-induced motor evoked potentials (MEP). Twenty-four healthy, right-handed subjects were enrolled in this study. The subjects were randomly allocated into two groups: a group that was given correct TMS feedback (Real-FB group) and a group that was given randomized false TMS feedback (Sham-FB group). The subjects imagined pushing the switch with just timing, when the target circle overlapped a cross at the center of the computer monitor. In the Real-FB group, feedback was provided to the subjects based on the MEP amplitude measured in the trial immediately preceding motor imagery. In contrast, the subjects of the Sham-FB group were provided with a feedback value that was independent of the MEP amplitude. TMS was applied when the target, moving from right to left, overlapped the cross at the center of the screen, and the MEP amplitude was measured. The MEP was recorded in the right first dorsal interosseous muscle. We evaluated the pre-mental practice and post-mental practice motor performance in both groups. As a result, a significant difference was observed in the percentage change of error values between the Real-FB group and the Sham-FB group. Furthermore, the MEP was significantly different between the groups in the 4th and 5th sets. Therefore, it was suggested that TMS-induced MEP-based neurofeedback might enhance the effect of mental practice.

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mental practicemotor evoked potentialmotor imagery trainingneurofeedbacktranscranial magnetic stimulation

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PMID33643014
PMCPMC7907172
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