Effects of Sensorimotor Rhythm Modulation on the Human Flexor Carpi Radialis H-Reflex

TitleEffects of Sensorimotor Rhythm Modulation on the Human Flexor Carpi Radialis H-Reflex
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsThompson, AK, Carruth, H, Haywood, R, Hill, NJ, Sarnacki, WA, McCane, LM, Wolpaw, J, McFarland, DJ
JournalFrontiers in Neuroscience
Volume12
Start Page505
Date Published07/2018
ISSN1662-453X
Keywordsbrain-computer interface (BC), EEG mu-rhythm, H-Reflex, Spinal Cord Injuries, task-dependent adaptation
Abstract

People can learn over training sessions to increase or decrease sensorimotor rhythms (SMRs) in the electroencephalogram (EEG). Activity-dependent brain plasticity is thought to guide spinal plasticity during motor skill learning; thus, SMR training may affect spinal reflexes and thereby influence motor control. To test this hypothesis, we investigated the effects of learned mu (8–13 Hz) SMR modulation on the flexor carpi radialis (FCR) H-reflex in 6 subjects with no known neurological conditions and 2 subjects with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). All subjects had learned and practiced over more than 10

URLhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2018.00505
DOI10.3389/fnins.2018.00505

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