Probing the Effect of Block Duration on Corticospinal Excitability during Motor Imagery Performance.

Journal of Motor Behavior
JungWoo LeeShaun G Boe

Abstract

Considerable evidence exists related to the behavioral outcomes of motor imagery-based training (MI). Comparatively, there is a relative gap in the literature on how corticospinal excitability, a precursor for experience-dependent plasticity, changes over the course of an MI session, and more specifically if there is an effect of varying the duration of the blocks in which MI is performed. As such, we probed corticospinal excitability during MI, whereby the duration of MI blocks within the session were manipulated yet total exposure to MI was kept constant. Participants performed a total of 24 min of MI of common motor tasks in blocks of 2, 4 or 6 min. Transcranial magnetic stimulation was used to assess corticospinal excitability throughout MI performance. All groups demonstrated increased corticospinal excitability over the session. Owing to a decrease in corticospinal excitability when engaging in 6 min blocks and the variability noted when engaging in 2 min blocks, findings suggest that MI performed in 4 min blocks may be preferable for the generation and maintenance of corticospinal excitability, at least relative to 2 and 6 min blocks. Overall, our findings provide physiological evidence that informs the structure of MI t...Continue Reading

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