It is hypothesized that a dysfunction of the supplementary motor area (SMA), secondary to a deficit of the nigrostriatal dopamine system, partially contributes to the symptomatology of Parkinson's disease (PD), i.e., akinesia. In this pilot study we investigated the effect of real-time fMRI neurofeedback based volitional up-regulation of the SMA on hand motor performance of one PD patient and 3 healthy volunteers. The effect of learned self-regulation was evaluated with speeded, bimanual, sequenced button-pressing trials, assessed immediately after each baseline and up-regulation block. Our pilot results indicate that volitional up-regulation of SMA is accompanied by slowing of sequenced button presses.
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Autor | Buyukturkoglu, Korhan Rana, Mohit Ruiz Poblete, Sergio Marcelo Hackley, Steven A. Soekadar, Surjo R. Birbaumer, Niels Sitaram, Ranganatha |
Título | Volitional regulation of the supplementary motor area with fMRI-BCI neurofeedback in Parkinson's disease: A pilot study |
ISSN | 1948-3554 |
ISBN | 978-1467319690 |
Fecha de publicación | 2013 |
Resumen | It is hypothesized that a dysfunction of the supplementary motor area (SMA), secondary to a deficit of the nigrostriatal dopamine system, partially contributes to the symptomatology of Parkinson's disease (PD), i.e., akinesia. In this pilot study we investigated the effect of real-time fMRI neurofeedback based volitional up-regulation of the SMA on hand motor performance of one PD patient and 3 healthy volunteers. The effect of learned self-regulation was evaluated with speeded, bimanual, sequenced button-pressing trials, assessed immediately after each baseline and up-regulation block. Our pilot results indicate that volitional up-regulation of SMA is accompanied by slowing of sequenced button presses. |
Derechos | acceso restringido |
DOI | 10.1109/NER.2013.6696025 |
Editorial | IEEE |
Enlace | https://doi.org/10.1109/NER.2013.6696025 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=6696025 |
Palabra clave | Thumb Neurofeedback Parkinson's disease Presses Training Educational institutions |
Publicado en / Colección | International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (6° : 2013 : San Diego, CA, Estados Unidos) |
Tipo de documento | comunicación de congreso |