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16820030

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-5
pubmed:abstractText
The present study examined whether there were different voluntary drives between intended and non-intended muscle contractions. In experiment 1, during intended and non-intended muscle contractions, electromyograms (EMGs) were recorded from the first dorsal interosseous (FDI) and extensor carpi radialis (ECR) muscles when force levels were varied from 10% to 50% maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) in 10% MVC steps. In experiment 2, using transcranial magnetic stimulation, motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) were recorded from the FDI muscle when EMGs were varied from 10% to 40% EMGmax (EMG activities during MVC) in 10% EMGmax steps during intended and non-intended muscle contractions. In experiment 3, at 10% MVC force level MEPs were recorded before and after practice. The results showed that, in the FDI muscle, EMGs during intended muscle contractions were larger than those during non-intended ones at higher force levels (30-50% MVC). In the ECR muscle, reverse results were observed. At comparable EMG levels of the FDI muscle MEPs were the same during intended and non-intended muscle contractions. After practice, MEPs during intended muscle contraction became larger than those during non-intended at 10% MVC force level, while EMGs were the same between two muscle contractions. It is concluded that motor strategies and excitability changes of hand motor area are different during intended and non-intended muscle contractions, and these differences are due to the different voluntary drives of intended and non-intended. The present findings may contribute to the understanding of rehabilitation for patients suffering from damages of the central motor system.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0953-816X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3399-406
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Motor strategies and excitability changes of human hand motor area are dependent on different voluntary drives.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Sports and Health Sciences, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, 1-5-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, 739-8529 Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't