Cortical activation associated with passive movements of the human index finger:: An MEG study
Cortical activation associated with passive movements of the human index finger:: An MEG study
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DOI:
10.1006/nimg.2001.1010
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发表时间:
2002-03-01
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影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
Hari, R
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作者:
Alary, F;Simoes, C;Hari, R
We recorded somatosensory evoked fields to passive extensions of the left and right index fingers in eight healthy adults. A new nonmagnetic device was designed to produce calibrated extensions of 19degrees with a mean angular velocity of 63degrees/s. The responses, recorded with a 306-channel neuromagnetometer, were modeled with current dipoles. The earliest activation was in the primary somatosensory cortex, with peaks at 36-58 and 30-82 ms for left and right index finger extensions, respectively. Later signals were observed in the left second somatosensory (SII) cortex in six of eight subjects at 75-175 and 75-155 ms left- and right-sided extensions, respectively; three subjects showed bilateral SII activation in at least one condition. Our results suggest a predominant role for the human left SII cortex in proprioceptive processing. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science (USA)