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17481817

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-5-15
pubmed:abstractText
To explore the effect of mirror box therapy based on the mirror neuron (MN) system of the primary motor cortex (M1), we examined if direct (without a mirror) and indirect (with a mirror) observation of self-movement in healthy subjects induced changes in motor evoked potential (MEP) evoked by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). MEPs were elicited from the first dorsal interosseous (FDI) and the flexor carpi radialis (FCR) muscles. Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) during self-movement observation were also recorded. Both observations of self-movement with and without a mirror increased MEP amplitude. In addition, increase in MEP amplitude was specific to the prime mover muscle involved in the observed movement. The SEPs increased similar to the MEPs during both observations of self-movement with and without a mirror. We conclude that although the MN system can be activated by observing self-movement in a manner similar to that achieved by observing movement of another person, there were no detectable effect on corticospinal excitability that were specific to movements observed with a mirror.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
29
pubmed:volume
419
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
108-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased corticospinal excitability during direct observation of self-movement and indirect observation with a mirror box.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8520, Japan. funase@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't