Towards formal models of inhibitory mechanisms involved in motor imagery: a commentary on Bach et al. (2022).
Psychol Res
; 88(6): 1810-1813, 2024 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
A vast body of research suggests that the primary motor cortex is involved in motor imagery. This raises the issue of inhibition how is it possible for motor imagery not to lead to motor execution? Bach et al. (Psychol Res Psychol Forschung. 10.1007/s00426-022-01773-w, 2022, this issue) suggest that the motor execution threshold may be "upregulated" during motor imagery to prevent execution. Alternatively, it has been proposed that, in parallel to excitatory mechanisms, inhibitory mechanisms may be actively suppressing motor output during motor imagery. These theories are verbal in nature, with well-known limitations. Here, we describe a toy-model of the inhibitory mechanisms thought to be at play during motor imagery to start disentangling predictions from competing hypotheses.
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Asunto principal:
Imaginación
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Inhibición Psicológica
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Corteza Motora
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychol Res
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Francia