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@article{citeulike:2085398, abstract = {Imagining motor acts is a cognitive task that engages parts of the executive motor system. While motor imagery has been intensively studied using neuroimaging techniques, most studies lack behavioral observations. Here, we used functional MRI to compare the functional neuroanatomy of motor execution and imagery using a task that objectively assesses imagery performance. With surface electromyographic monitoring within a scanner, 10 healthy subjects performed sequential finger-tapping movements according to visually presented number stimuli in either a movement or an imagery mode of performance. We also examined effects of varied and fixed stimulus types that differ in stimulus dependency of the task. Statistical parametric mapping revealed movement-predominant activity, imagery-predominant activity, and activity common to both movement and imagery modes of performance (movement-and-imagery activity). The movement-predominant activity included the primary sensory and motor areas, parietal operculum, and anterior cerebellum that had little imagery-related activity (-0.1 \~{} 0.1\%), and the caudal premotor areas and area 5 that had mild-to-moderate imagery-related activity (0.2 \~{} 0.7\%). Many frontoparietal areas and posterior cerebellum demonstrated movement-and-imagery activity. Imagery-predominant areas included the precentral sulcus at the level of middle frontal gyrus and the posterior superior parietal cortex/precuneus. Moreover, activity of the superior precentral sulcus and intraparietal sulcus areas, predominantly on the left, was associated with accuracy of the imagery task performance. Activity of the inferior precentral sulcus (area 6/44) showed stimulus-type effect particularly for the imagery mode. A time-course analysis of activity suggested a functional gradient, which was characterized by a more "executive" or more "imaginative" property in many areas related to movement and/or imagery. The results from the present study provide new insights into the functional neuroanatomy of motor imagery, including the effects of imagery performance and stimulus-dependency on brain activity.}, address = {Human Motor Control Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.}, author = {Hanakawa, T. and Immisch, I. and Toma, K. and Dimyan, M. A. and Van Gelderen, P. and Hallett, M.}, citeulike-article-id = {2085398}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00132.2002}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12574475}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=12574475}, doi = {10.1152/jn.00132.2002}, issn = {0022-3077}, journal = {J Neurophysiol}, keywords = {fmri, human, imagine}, month = {February}, number = {2}, pages = {989--1002}, posted-at = {2008-02-06 06:14:58}, priority = {2}, title = {Functional properties of brain areas associated with motor execution and imagery.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00132.2002}, volume = {89}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2085398 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2085398 N2 - Imagining motor acts is a cognitive task that engages parts of the executive motor system. While motor imagery has been intensively studied using neuroimaging techniques, most studies lack behavioral observations. Here, we used functional MRI to compare the functional neuroanatomy of motor execution and imagery using a task that objectively assesses imagery performance. With surface electromyographic monitoring within a scanner, 10 healthy subjects performed sequential finger-tapping movements according to visually presented number stimuli in either a movement or an imagery mode of performance. We also examined effects of varied and fixed stimulus types that differ in stimulus dependency of the task. Statistical parametric mapping revealed movement-predominant activity, imagery-predominant activity, and activity common to both movement and imagery modes of performance (movement-and-imagery activity). The movement-predominant activity included the primary sensory and motor areas, parietal operculum, and anterior cerebellum that had little imagery-related activity (-0.1 ~ 0.1%), and the caudal premotor areas and area 5 that had mild-to-moderate imagery-related activity (0.2 ~ 0.7%). Many frontoparietal areas and posterior cerebellum demonstrated movement-and-imagery activity. Imagery-predominant areas included the precentral sulcus at the level of middle frontal gyrus and the posterior superior parietal cortex/precuneus. Moreover, activity of the superior precentral sulcus and intraparietal sulcus areas, predominantly on the left, was associated with accuracy of the imagery task performance. Activity of the inferior precentral sulcus (area 6/44) showed stimulus-type effect particularly for the imagery mode. A time-course analysis of activity suggested a functional gradient, which was characterized by a more "executive" or more "imaginative" property in many areas related to movement and/or imagery. The results from the present study provide new insights into the functional neuroanatomy of motor imagery, including the effects of imagery performance and stimulus-dependency on brain activity. IS - 2 JF - J Neurophysiol SN - 0022-3077 AD - Human Motor Control Section, Medical Neurology Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. EP - 1002 TI - Functional properties of brain areas associated with motor execution and imagery. VL - 89 SP - 989 KW - fmri KW - human KW - imagine AU - Hanakawa, T AU - Immisch, I AU - Toma, K AU - Dimyan, MA AU - Van Gelderen, P AU - Hallett, M PY - 2003/02// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00132.2002 ER -