Motor learning processes: an electrophysiologic perspective.

Full Abstract

The goal of the present study was to investigate electrophysiologic, qEEG, changes when individuals were exposed to a motor task. Subjects brain electrical activity was analyzed before and after the typewriting training task. For the neurophysiological variable asymmetry, a paired t-test was performed to compare each moment, pre and post-task, in the beta bands. The findings showed a change for the qEEG variable in each scalp site, F3/F4; C3/C4 and P3/P4. These results suggest an adaptation of pre-frontal, sensory-motor and parietal cortex, as a consequence of the typewriting training.

Author information

Author/s: Velasques, Bruna (B); Ferreira, Camila (C); Teixeira, Silmar Silva (SS); Furtado, Vernon (V); Mendes, Elizabeth (E); Basile, Luis (L); Cagy, Mauricio (M); Piedade, Roberto (R); Ribeiro, Pedro (P);

Affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental, Instituto de Psiquiatria-Universidade do Brasil, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Paula Brito 350/1102, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. bruna_velasques(-atsign-)yahoo.com.br

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Arq Neuropsiquiatr), published in Brazil. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Dec; vol 65 (issue 4A) : pp 951-4

Dates: Created 2007/12/20; Completed 2008/06/02;

PMID: 18094852, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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