Cerebellar contributions to tactile perception in people with varying sensorimotor experiences: Examining the sensory acquisition hypothesis.
Hum Mov Sci
; 63: 45-52, 2019 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-30502685
ABSTRACT
The sensory acquisition hypothesis states that the sensory demand of a task is the most crucial factor in determining the level of cerebellar activity. The present study was conducted to examine whether the prediction of sensory demand holds when participants have different sensorimotor training experiences. Archery athletes and non-athletic control participants were asked to perform tactile discrimination tasks during fMRI scanning. In archery athletes, a pattern of reduced cerebellar activation accompanying higher sensory cortical activity was observed, whereas in non-athletic control participants the visual network was found to be in concert with extensive cerebellar activation. These findings are in accordance with the prediction that the cerebellum plays a supportive role for the cerebral cortex in sensory data acquisition.
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Assunto principal:
Cerebelo
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Percepção do Tato
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hum Mov Sci
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article