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ArticleScientific reports2024

Fluctuation of fine motor skills throughout the menstrual cycle in women.

Koyuki Ikarashi, Daisuke Sato, Mutsuaki Edama, Tomomi Fujimoto, Genta Ochi, Koya Yamashiro

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  6. Do menstrual symptoms affect motor imagery skills in young women?Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025
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6 authors.

Koyuki IkarashiInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, 1398 Shimami-Cho, Kita-Ku, Niigata, 950-3198, Japan.
Daisuke SatoInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, 1398 Shimami-Cho, Kita-Ku, Niigata, 950-3198, Japan. daisuke@nuhw.ac.jp.
Mutsuaki EdamaInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, 1398 Shimami-Cho, Kita-Ku, Niigata, 950-3198, Japan.
Tomomi FujimotoInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, 1398 Shimami-Cho, Kita-Ku, Niigata, 950-3198, Japan.
Genta OchiInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, 1398 Shimami-Cho, Kita-Ku, Niigata, 950-3198, Japan.
Koya YamashiroInstitute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, 1398 Shimami-Cho, Kita-Ku, Niigata, 950-3198, Japan.

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JSPS Kakenhi 21H03310JSPS Kakenhi 21J23423
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effect of the menstrual cycle on fine motor skills is unclear. This study determined whether the menstrual cycle affected fine motor skills and related neural activities. Nineteen women with regular menstrual cycles were tested for fine motor skills using two types of tasks: grooved pegboard task (GPT), which evaluates motor control with high freedom of movements, and force modulation task (FMT), which evaluates more complex and fine motor control with low freedom of movements. We also assessed primary motor cortex intracortical circuits and sensorimotor integration using paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation to reveal why the menstrual cycle affects fine motor skills. The present study indicated that fine motor skills assessed by FMT varied throughout the menstrual cycle while those measured by GPT did not. These results suggest that fine motor skills requiring more complex and fine control may be affected by the menstrual cycle. Additionally, changes in fine motor skills throughout the menstrual cycle may be associated with the severity of menstruation-related symptoms.

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Menstrual CycleMotor CortexMotor SkillsTranscranial Magnetic StimulationAdultEvoked Potentials, MotorFemaleHumansYoung AdultFine motor skillsForce modulation taskGrooved pegboard taskIntracortical inhibitionMenstrual cycleSensorimotor integration

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PMID38956128
PMCPMC11219923

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