Motor imagery influences the execution of repetitive finger opposition movements

Avanzino, Laura; Giannini, Alessandro; Tacchino, Andrea; Pelosin, Elisa; Ruggeri, Piero; Bove, Marco

doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2009.09.036

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“…Moreover, students' conclusions about using imagery during observation to learn are supported by a recent study demonstrating that motor imagery improves performance more than motor practice alone, another effect that is related to complexity of the task. 42 In addition, students emphasized that they learned from observing their partner's errors. A recent review of cognitive and social-cognitive research on the mechanism of example-based learning indicates that observing a model that demonstrates erroneous performance and learning to cope with those problems is more powerful than observing a faultless model.…”

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A Study of the Effect of Dyad Practice Versus That of Individual Practice on Simulation-Based Complex Skills Learning and of Students’ Perceptions of How and Why Dyad Practice Contributes to Learning

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A Study of the Effect of Dyad Practice Versus That of Individual Practice on Simulation-Based Complex Skills Learning and of Students’ Perceptions of How and Why Dyad Practice Contributes to Learning

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“…Yaguez L et al 6) reported that motor imagery could improve the acquisition of the spatiotemporal patterns in grapho-motor trajectorial learning tasks, and that different processes were involved in visual and motor imagery. Avanzino L et al 20) reported that additional motor imagery training with actual practice could affect the performance of repetitive finger opposition movements according to an increase in the velocity of movement and modification in the motor strategy. Other studies also report that motor imagery leads to an increase in the motor function of the affected limb in patients with damage to the central nervous system [25][26][27] .…”

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“…Until now, Numerous reports that elucidating the effect of MI have been published 1 5 , 1 6 , 1 9 ) . MI has been demonstrated to modify the real velocity of movement 20,21) . In addition, with regard to the movement rate, a combination of MI with actual motor training was demonstrated to be sufficient to produce a performance similar to physical training alone 5) .…”

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Neuromuscular Adaptation Induced by Motor Imagery Training in the Serial Reaction Time Task

Kwon¹,

Yeo

Kwon

et al. 2010

J Phys Ther Sci

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Abstract. [Purpose] This study examined whether motor imagery leads to a decrease in the temporal process in terms of the onset of muscle activation and reaction time according to acquisition of motor skills in a serial reaction time (SRT) task.[Subjects] Forty one healthy, right-handed subjects with no history of neurological, orthopedic, or psychiatric disorders were enrolled in this study. The subjects were assigned randomly to the motor training group (n=13), motor imagery group (n=14), and control group (n=11).[Methods] After six visual stimuli, the subjects were instructed to move or press a moveable arm/button according to the corresponding stimuli. However, the motor imagery group performed the task without actual movement in the same task paradigm. The kinetic parameters (i.e. muscle activation and movement initiation) were analyzed before and after the training/controlled session over three consecutive days with two repetitions per day for each group.[Results] After motor skill acquisition, the motor training group and motor imagery group showed a significant decrease in processing times between the visual stimuli and two predetermined onsets, which consisted of the onset of muscular activation and reaction time. However, there were no significant changes in the control group.[Conclusion] The decrease in processing time through motor imagery can be attributed to the rapid onset of muscle activation and movement initiation, which might be induced by neuromuscular adaptation in the motor performance phase. Furthermore, we assumed that imagining the performance of a motor task could contributes to improving the motor performance in motor sequential learning.

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“…Thus, in the total absence of online sensory inputs, the compensatory mechanisms activate the search for offline sensory information that could be efficient to develop the enhancement of performance of a new motor skill. In this situation, a forward sensory model would be used to predict the sensory consequences of the movements (Avanzino et al, 2009;Desmurget et al, 2009;Grush, 2004;Haruno, Wolpert, & Kawato, 2001;Tian & Poeppel, 2012). Thus, action would be preplanned via an ideomotor-like mechanism, in which movements could be triggered and facilitated by the imaginary anticipation of their effects (Bernardi et al, 2013).…”

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Effects of Online Sensory Feedback Restriction during the Training on Immediate and Long-Term Learning on a Finger Opposition Tapping Task

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Kopczynski

Voos

et al. 2015

Journal of Education and Training Studies

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Background: Online sensory feedback has been considered fundamental for motor learning. The sensory inputs experienced in previous attempts can be processed and compared to allow the online refinement of subsequent attempts, resulting on performance improvement. However, numerous studies have provided direct and indirect evidence that learning new motor abilities is possible, regardless of online sensory feedback. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of online sensory feedback on learning a new motor skill. Methods: We investigated the immediate and the 28-day delayed performance of a single-session training (4 blocks of 600 movements) performed under 4 different conditions of online sensory restriction: (1) no restriction; (2) visual input restriction; (3) visual and tactile input restriction and (4) total input restriction (mental practice), in 40 young healthy participants (mean age 26.6±3.6 years). The task consisted of performing finger opposition sequences using the dominant hand (right). Results: The training condition did not influence immediate or delayed performance in terms of accuracy or speed. Conclusion: As all conditions resulted in a similar amount of performance improvement, the level of online feedback available during training did not affect the learning process. Probably, according to the sensory inputs availability on the training conditions, equally efficient strategies are developed to improve performance in terms of speed and accuracy.

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Motor imagery influences the execution of repetitive finger opposition movements

Cited by 46 publications

References 37 publications

A Study of the Effect of Dyad Practice Versus That of Individual Practice on Simulation-Based Complex Skills Learning and of Students’ Perceptions of How and Why Dyad Practice Contributes to Learning

A Study of the Effect of Dyad Practice Versus That of Individual Practice on Simulation-Based Complex Skills Learning and of Students’ Perceptions of How and Why Dyad Practice Contributes to Learning

Neuromuscular Adaptation Induced by Motor Imagery Training in the Serial Reaction Time Task

Effects of Online Sensory Feedback Restriction during the Training on Immediate and Long-Term Learning on a Finger Opposition Tapping Task

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