Responses of human primary sensorimotor and supplementary motor areas to internally triggered unilateral and simultaneous bilateral one‐digit movements. A high‐resolution EEG study |
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Authors: | A. Urbano C. Babiloni P. Onorati F. Carducci A. Ambrosini L. Fattorini F. Babiloni |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Human Physiology, Division of High Resolution EEG (CIMS), University of Rome 'La Sapienza', P.le A. Moro 5,00185 Rome, Italy |
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Abstract: | We modelled the responses of human primary sensorimotor areas and supplementary motor area to simple, self-initiated unilateral and simultaneous bilateral middle finger movements using a novel high-resolution electroencephalography technology. The results support the view that these cortical motor areas are involved in parallel and present similar activity in the preparation, initiation, and execution of the contralateral and bilateral movements. Furthermore, the left primary sensorimotor area (dominant hemisphere) appears to be activated more than the right primary sensorimotor area during the preparation and performance of the ipsilateral movements. |
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Keywords: | dynamic functional cortical topography hemispherical asymmetry motor control spatially enhanced scalp potentials |
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