Kinesthetic motor imagery training modulates frontal midline theta during imagination of a dart throw

Autoren

E Weber
M Doppelmayr

DOI

10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2016.11.002

ISSN

0167-8760

Zeitschrift

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Sprache

en

Paginierung

137 - 145

Datum der Veröffentlichung

2016

Status

Published

Herausgeber

Elsevier BV

Herausgeber URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2016.11.002

Datum der Datenerfassung

2019

Titel

Kinesthetic motor imagery training modulates frontal midline theta during imagination of a dart throw

Ausgabe der Zeitschrift

110

Data source: Crossref

Abstract

Motor imagery (MI) is a frequently used and effective method for motor learning in sports as well as in other domains. Electroencephalography (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies indicated that experts within a certain sport exhibit a more pronounced brain activity during MI as compared to novices. Similar to the execution, during MI the motor sequence has to be planned. Thus, the frontal attentional system, in part represented by the frontal midline theta (4-7Hz), is closely related to these processes and presumably plays a major role in MI as well. In this study, a MI dart training and its impact on frontal midline theta activity (fmt) during MI are examined. 53 healthy subjects with no prior dart experience were randomly allocated to a kinesthetic training group (KinVis) or to a control group (Control). Both groups performed 15 training sessions. While in the KinVis group dart throwing was accompanied by MI, the Control group trained without MI. Dart performance and fmt activity during MI within the first and the 15th session were compared. As expected, the performance increase was more pronounced in the KinVis group. Furthermore, frontal theta amplitude was significantly increased in the KinVis group during MI in the 15th training session as compared to the baseline. These results confirm the effectivity of MI. The enhanced fmt activity in the KinVis group can be interpreted as a better allocation of the requested resources in the frontal attentional network after MI.

Addresses

Dep. of Psychology, University of Salzburg, Austria. Electronic address: emily.weber@stud.sbg.ac.at.

Autoren

E Weber
M Doppelmayr

DOI

10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2016.11.002

eISSN

1872-7697

Externe Identifier

PubMed Identifier: 27825901

Open access

false

ISSN

0167-8760

Zeitschrift

International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology

Schlüsselwörter

Frontal Lobe
Humans
Theta Rhythm
Imagination
Psychomotor Performance
Attention
Kinesthesis
Adult
Female
Male
Young Adult

Sprache

eng

Medium

Print-Electronic

Online publication date

2016

Paginierung

137 - 145

Datum der Veröffentlichung

2016

Status

Published

Datum der Datenerfassung

2016

Titel

Kinesthetic motor imagery training modulates frontal midline theta during imagination of a dart throw.

Sub types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal Article

Ausgabe der Zeitschrift

110

Data source: Europe PubMed Central

Abstract

Motor imagery (MI) is a frequently used and effective method for motor learning in sports as well as in other domains. Electroencephalography (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies indicated that experts within a certain sport exhibit a more pronounced brain activity during MI as compared to novices. Similar to the execution, during MI the motor sequence has to be planned. Thus, the frontal attentional system, in part represented by the frontal midline theta (4-7Hz), is closely related to these processes and presumably plays a major role in MI as well. In this study, a MI dart training and its impact on frontal midline theta activity (fmt) during MI are examined. 53 healthy subjects with no prior dart experience were randomly allocated to a kinesthetic training group (KinVis) or to a control group (Control). Both groups performed 15 training sessions. While in the KinVis group dart throwing was accompanied by MI, the Control group trained without MI. Dart performance and fmt activity during MI within the first and the 15th session were compared. As expected, the performance increase was more pronounced in the KinVis group. Furthermore, frontal theta amplitude was significantly increased in the KinVis group during MI in the 15th training session as compared to the baseline. These results confirm the effectivity of MI. The enhanced fmt activity in the KinVis group can be interpreted as a better allocation of the requested resources in the frontal attentional network after MI.

Date of acceptance

2016

Autoren

E Weber
M Doppelmayr

Autoren-URL

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27825901

DOI

10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2016.11.002

eISSN

1872-7697

Zeitschrift

Int J Psychophysiol

Schlüsselwörter

Dart
Frontal midline theta
Motor imagery
Training
Adult
Attention
Female
Frontal Lobe
Humans
Imagination
Kinesthesis
Male
Psychomotor Performance
Theta Rhythm
Young Adult

Sprache

eng

Country

Netherlands

Paginierung

137 - 145

PII

S0167-8760(16)30779-6

Datum der Veröffentlichung

2016

Status

Published

Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde

2017

Titel

Kinesthetic motor imagery training modulates frontal midline theta during imagination of a dart throw.

Sub types

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Ausgabe der Zeitschrift

110

Data source: PubMed

Kinesthetic motor imagery training modulates frontal midline theta during imagination of a dart throw

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