Vibrotactile discriminative capacity is impacted in a digit-specific manner with concurrent unattended hand stimulation.

abstract：:The effects of left and right alignment on the Ebbinghaus illusion were investigated in three experiments. In Experiment 1, the Ebbinghaus illusion was presented on the left or right side, and the points of subjective equality (PSE) were measured. Only the central disk of the figure with small inducers was perceived l...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Saneyoshi A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular recordings were made from the nucleus ambiguous in three conscious Macaca nemestrina monkeys during spontaneous vocalizations and swallows. The temporal relationship of neuronal activity to swallowing was inferred through correlation with the thyroarytenoid electromyographic (EMG) activity. Videofluorosc...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Chiao GZ,Larson CR,Yajima Y,Ko P,Kahrilas PJ

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A green button may be the target of a movement, or it may instruct the opening of an adjacent door. In the first case, its spatial configuration serves to guide the hand, whereas in the second case its colour allows a decision between alternative courses of action. This study contrasts these two categories of visuomot...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Toni I,Rushworth MF,Passingham RE

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor-mediated activity is considered important for experience-dependent plasticity in the developing visual system. We investigated the influence of age and experience on the role of NMDA receptors in the visual transmission in the superficial grey layer of the superior colliculus (SGS)...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Binns KE,Salt TE

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research has shown that Parkinson's-disease (PD) patients produce irregular movement paths during a rapid arm pointing task. The aim of this study was to investigate the movement paths of PD patients during a prehensile action to objects requiring different levels of precision. Thus, we sought to determine if...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Alberts JL,Saling M,Adler CH,Stelmach GE

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single cell activity was recorded from the putamen in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) performing limb movements made both with and without a preceding preparatory "set" concerning the impending direction of movement. The monkeys were trained to perform an elbow step-tracking task, each trial of which required the subj...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Alexander GE

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aimed to compare the ability of dance and non-dance subjects to perform fine control of a simple heel-raising/lowering movement, and to determine if there are any differences in motor unit activity in the primary plantar flexor muscles during the movement. Subjects were instructed to accurately track a sinus...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Saito S,Obata H,Kuno-Mizumura M,Nakazawa K

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical stimulation over the cerebellum is known to transiently suppress the contralateral motor cortex in humans. However, projections from the cerebellar nuclei to the primary motor cortex are disynaptic excitatory pathways through the ventral thalamus. In the present investigation we studied facilitatory effects...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Iwata NK,Hanajima R,Furubayashi T,Terao Y,Uesugi H,Shiio Y,Enomoto H,Mochizuki H,Kanazawa I,Ugawa Y

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three experiments examined interactions between posture control in upright stance and a concurrent location memory task. Healthy young participants stood upright and memorized the locations of dots presented on a computer screen. In the retrieval phase, they indicated whether arrows presented on the screen would pass ...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Riley MA,Mitra S,Saunders N,Kiefer AW,Wallot S

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the moment arms for the elbow-flexor muscles are longest at intermediate positions of the elbow and shorter at the extremes of the range of motion, it was expected that the elbow torque would also show a peak at an intermediate angle provided the activity of the flexor muscles remained constant. We measured the ...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Hasan Z,Enoka RM

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether there are any adaptive effects on the pursuit initiation after a prolonged exposure to moving visual stimuli. The eye movements of six human subjects were recorded with the scleral search-coil technique or a Dual Purkinje Image Eye-tracker system. A random-dot image appeared on a CRT monitor and mo...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Taki M,Miura K,Tabata H,Hisa Y,Kawano K

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A afferent fibers have been reported to participate in the development of the central sensitization induced by inflammation and injuries. Current evidence suggests that myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) induce central sensitization in the related spinal dorsal horn, and clinical studies indicate that A fibers are asso...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Meng F,Ge HY,Wang YH,Yue SW

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of movement-related cortical potentials (MRCPs) for simple movements have shown a slowly rising negativity (Bereitschaftspotential, or BP) about 2 s prior to movement onset, centered in the bilateral sensorimotor area. However, complex movements may elicit a different temporal and spatial distribution of this ...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Wheaton LA,Yakota S,Hallett M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The simultaneous presentation of a visual and an auditory stimulus can lead to a decrease in people's ability to perceive or respond to the auditory stimulus. In this study, we investigate the effect that threat has upon this phenomenon, known as the Colavita visual dominance effect. Participants performed two blocks ...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Van Damme S,Crombez G,Spence C

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After minimizing proprioceptive input from the legs by ischemia without degradation of muscle force and excluding visual stabilization by eye closure, a characteristic anterior-posterior postural sway around 1 Hz was observed in three normal subjects. This is similar to the instability seen in two tabes dorsalis patie...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Mauritz KH,Dietz V

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In anesthetized cats 251 cells within the cortical vestibular projection area, adjacent to the post-cruciate dimple, were analyzed as to their input characteristics employing extracellular recording techniques. The post cruciate dimple vestibular field, which is located in area 3a, has a high degree of convergence bet...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Odkvist LM,Liedgreen SR,Larsby B,Jerlvall L

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on animal models as well as human subjects has demonstrated that the vestibular system contributes to regulating the distribution of blood in the body through effects on the sympathetic nervous system. Elimination of vestibular inputs results in increased blood flow to the hindlimbs during vestibular stimulat...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Sugiyama Y,Suzuki T,Yates BJ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following an almost total chemical lesion of the inferior olive, the inhibitory control of the cerebellar Purkinje cells upon their target neurones, mainly in Deiters nucleus, remains practically unchanged. This result is at variance with some recent findings having important implications in the cerebellar theories of...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Montarolo PG,Raschi F,Strata P

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that TMS can induce blinking, but it is unknown to what extent and at what time TMS-induced blinking can cover the pupil. We applied single-pulse TMS with a leftward and rightward monophasic current through a round coil over the occipital pole in 8 healthy subjects, using high-speed video to monitor left o...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Corthout E,Hallett M,Cowey A

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In three monkeys made hemianopic by unilateral striate cortical ablation, in one normal monkey and in a human hemianope (GY), we measured reaction times to chromatic targets presented in the normal hemifield as a function of prior chromatic primes in the blind field. The first of our three tasks showed an unspecific p...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Cowey A,Stoerig P,Hodinott-Hill I

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyramidal cell structure varies systematically in occipitotemporal visual areas in monkeys. The dendritic trees of pyramidal cells, on average, become larger, more branched and more spinous with progression from the primary visual area (V1) to the second visual area (V2), the fourth (V4, or dorsolateral DL visual area...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Elston GN,Benavides-Piccione R,Elston A,DeFelipe J,Manger P

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional decline in locomotion is common among the elderly, and the prevalence of gait disorders increases with age. Recently, increasing interest has been focused on the influence of age-related decline in brain function and neurological disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease on gait capacity. However, ...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Harada T,Miyai I,Suzuki M,Kubota K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used a virtual reality setup to let participants grasp discs, which differed in luminance, chromaticity and size. Current theories on perception and action propose a division of labor in the brain into a color proficient perception pathway and a less color-capable action pathway. In this study, we addressed the que...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Kleinholdermann U,Franz VH,Gegenfurtner KR,Stockmeier K

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a late-onset, neurodegenerative disease associated with the loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord, brain stem and primary motor cortex. Deficit in the motor function is one of the clinical features of this disease. However, the association between adverse morphological alterat...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Das S,Nalini A,Laxmi TR,Raju TR

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have proposed that selecting which hand to use for a reaching task appears to be modulated by a factor described as "task difficulty," defined by either the requirement for spatial precision or movement sequences. However, we previously reported that analysis of the movement costs associated with even...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Liang J,Wilkinson KM,Sainburg RL

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to control speed and accuracy of goal directed aiming tasks underpins many activities of daily living. Recent evidence has begun to suggest that obesity can affect the control of movement. This study evaluated perceptual motor control of 183 normal weight, overweight, and obese participants using a discret...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Gaul D,Fernandez L,Issartel J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Short interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) is a common paired-pulse TMS technique that is used to measure GABAa-ergic inhibition in the cerebral motor cortex. However, inhibition evaluated with an interstimulus interval (ISI) between the TMS pulses of 2.5 ms has quite different properties from that seen at 1 ms. I...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Cengiz B,Murase N,Rothwell JC

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been first described 30 years ago, and since then has gained enormous attention by neurologists, psychiatrists, neurosurgeons, clinical neurophysiologists, psychologists, and neuroscientist alike. In the early days, it was primarily used to test integrity of the corticospina...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Ziemann U

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both vestibular and neck proprioceptive inputs contribute towards maintaining a walking trajectory. We investigated how aging alters neck proprioceptive and vestibular interaction for preserving equilibrium and spatial orientation during locomotion. Young and healthy elderly were exposed to two sensory manipulations a...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Deshpande N,Patla AE

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A contrast reversal (alternating phase) stimulus was used to study the responses of 150 retinal ganglion cells from 15 adult cats. Because the majority of the cells did not show perfect linear spatial summation, a ratio of the firing rates at two time periods was used to express the degree of nonlinearity. Y-cells sho...

journal_title：Experimental brain research

authors： Hamasaki DI,Sutija VG

更新日期：1979-03-09 00:00:00