Proximal upper limb sensorimotor integration in response to novel motor skill acquisition O’brien, Sinead, Andrew, Danielle, Zabihhosseinian, Mahboobeh, Yielder, Paul and Murphy, Bernadette 2020, Proximal upper limb sensorimotor integration in response to novel motor skill acquisition, Brain Sciences, vol. 10, no. 9, Special Issue: Brain Plasticity and Motor Control—Series II, pp. 1-14, doi: 10.3390/brainsci10090581. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Proximal upper limb sensorimotor integration in response to novel motor skill acquisition Author(s) O’brien, Sinead Andrew, Danielle Zabihhosseinian, Mahboobeh Yielder, Paul Murphy, Bernadette Journal name Brain Sciences Volume number 10 Issue number 9 Season Special Issue: Brain Plasticity and Motor Control—Series II Start page 1 End page 14 Total pages 14 Publisher MDPI AG Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2020-09 ISSN 2076-3425 Summary Previous studies have shown significant changes in cortical and subcortical evoked potential activity levels in response to motor training with the distal upper-limb muscles. However, no studies to date have assessed the neurological processing changes in somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) associated with motor training whole-arm movements utilizing proximal upper-limb muscles. The proximal upper-limb muscles are a common source of work-related injuries, due to repetitive glenohumeral movements. Measuring neurophysiological changes following performance of a proximal motor task provide insight into potential neurophysiological changes associated with occupational postures and movements involving proximal upper limb muscles. This study sought to assess the impact of a novel motor skill acquisition task on neural processing of the proximal upper-limb muscle groups, through the measurement of short-latency median nerve SEPs. One group of 12 participants completed a novel motor training task, consisting of tracing a sinusoidal waveform varying in amplitude and frequency. Baseline SEP measurements were recorded from each participant, followed by a mental recitation control task. Pre-test SEP measurements were then recorded, followed by the motor training task, and post-test SEP recordings. The participants completed the tracing with their right thumb, using glenohumeral rotation only to move their hand. Significant improvements in task accuracy were demonstrated, indicating that motor acquisition had occurred. Significant changes were also seen in the N11, N13, N20, N24, P25, and the N30 SEP peaks were seen following the motor training task. Conclusion: Early SEPs appear to be a sensitive measure of changes in sensorimotor integration in response to novel motor skill acquisition within the proximal upper-limb muscles. Language eng DOI 10.3390/brainsci10090581 Indigenous content off Field of Research 1109 Neurosciences 1701 Psychology 1702 Cognitive Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30141786 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Medicine Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 11 Sep 2020, 15:11:25 EST Sat, 12 Sep 2020, 05:03:00 EST Tue, 03 Nov 2020, 05:03:16 EST Tue, 03 Nov 2020, 13:05:18 EST Tue, 03 Nov 2020, 13:07:28 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 87 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 11 Sep 2020, 15:11:25 EST

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