Open AccessFunctional connectivity patterns during motor behaviour: The impact of past on present activity
Author(s) -
Serrien Deborah J.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
human brain mapping
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.005
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1097-0193
pISSN - 1065-9471
DOI - 10.1002/hbm.20518
Subject(s) - coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , psychology , task (project management) , electroencephalography , neural activity , cognitive psychology , motor control , neuroscience , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , physics , management , quantum mechanics , economics
Everyday behaviour often depends on the performance of multiple movements executed in a particular order. Here, the impact of task history on the neural activation patterns of motor behaviour is examined by evaluating unimanual and bimanual actions that are produced in a serial arrangement, such that switching between tasks is required. Cortical dynamics was assessed by means of EEG coherence in the β frequency band (13–30 Hz). Results showed that although behavioural performance was not affected, switching trials induced increased coherence as compared to control (repeat) trials. Thisreorganization was dependent on task history and was more pronounced for unimanual than for bimanual tasks. Overall, the data illustrate that neural processing of motor behaviour within a serial arrangement integrates past and present activity, and accordingly impacts on neural efficiency. Hum Brain Mapp, 2009. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.