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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-2-19
pubmed:abstractText
Our previous studies have revealed that face primary somatosensory cortex (SI) as well as face primary motor cortex (MI) play important roles in the control of orofacial movements in awake monkeys, and that both face MI and face SI neurons may have an orofacial mechanoreceptive field and show activity related to orofacial movements. Since it is possible that the movement-related activity of face MI neurons could reflect movement-generated orofacial afferent inputs projecting to face MI via face SI, the present study used reversible cold block-induced inactivation of the monkey's face SI to determine if face MI neuronal activity related to a trained tongue-protrusion task, chewing or swallowing was dependent on the functional integrity of the ipsilateral face SI and if inactivation of face SI affects orofacial movements. The effects of face SI cold block were tested on chewing, swallowing and/or task-related activity of 73 face MI neurons. Both task and chewing and/or swallowing-related activity of most face MI neurons was independent of the functional integrity of the ipsilateral face SI since SI cold block affected the movement-related activity in approximately 25% of the neurons. Similarly, unilateral cold block of SI had very limited effects on the performance of the task and chewing, and no effect on the performance of swallowing. These findings suggest that movement-induced reafferentation via face SI may not be a significant factor in accounting for the activity of the majority of ipsilateral face MI neurons related to trained movements, chewing and swallowing.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0899-0220
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
261-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Cold Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Deglutition, pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Dominance, Cerebral, pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Electroencephalography, pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Electromyography, pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Evoked Potentials, Motor, pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory, pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Facial Muscles, pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Macaca fascicularis, pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Mastication, pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Mechanoreceptors, pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Motor Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Nerve Block, pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Somatosensory Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:12590827-Synaptic Transmission
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of reversible cold block of face primary somatosensory cortex on orofacial movements and related face primary motor cortex neuronal activity.
pubmed:affiliation
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, 124 Edward Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1G6.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't