Journal article
Functional reorganisation of the corticomotor projection to the hand in skilled racquet player
Experimental Brain Research, Vol.130(2), pp.238-243
2000
Abstract
While it is known that relatively rapid changes in functional representation may occur in the human sensorimotor cortex in short-term motor-learning studies, there have been few studies of changes in organisation of the corticomotor system associated with the long-term acquisition of motor skills. In the present study, we have used transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to investigate the corticomotor projection to the hand in a group of elite racquet players, who have developed and maintained a high level of skill over a period of many years, and have compared the findings with those in a group of social players and a group of non-playing control subjects. Increased motor-evoked-potential (MEP) amplitudes and shifts in the cortical motor maps for the playing hand were found in all of the elite players and cortical motor thresholds were reduced in some players, whereas in the social players all parameters were within the normal range. The findings in the elite players are interpreted as being indications of a process of functional reorganisation with the motor cortex or corticomotor pathway that are associated with the acquisition and retention of complex motor skills.
Details
- Title
- Functional reorganisation of the corticomotor projection to the hand in skilled racquet player
- Authors/Creators
- A.J. Pearce (Author/Creator) - Queen Elizabeth II Medical CentreG.W. Thickbroom (Author/Creator) - Queen Elizabeth II Medical CentreM.L. Byrnes (Author/Creator) - Queen Elizabeth II Medical CentreF.L. Mastaglia (Author/Creator) - Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre
- Publication Details
- Experimental Brain Research, Vol.130(2), pp.238-243
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Identifiers
- 991005542898007891
- Copyright
- 2000 Springer Verlag
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
Source: InCites
Metrics
46 Record Views
InCites Highlights
These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output
- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Citation topics
- 1 Clinical & Life Sciences
- 1.82 Gait & Posture
- 1.82.811 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Web Of Science research areas
- Neurosciences
- ESI research areas
- Neuroscience & Behavior