Decoding the Spike-Band Subthreshold Motor Cortical Activity
J Mot Behav. 2023 Nov 14:1-23. doi: 10.1080/00222895.2023.2280263. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIntracortical Brain-Computer Interfaces (iBCI) use single-unit activity (SUA), multiunit activity (MUA) and local field potentials (LFP) to control neuroprosthetic devices. SUA and MUA are usually extracted from the bandpassed recording through amplitude thresholding, while subthreshold data are ignored. Here, we show that subthreshold data can actually be decoded to determine behavioral variables with test set accuracy of up to 100%. Although the utility of SUA, MUA and LFP for decoding behavioral variables has been explored p...
Source: Journal of Motor Behavior - November 15, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Murat Okatan Mehmet Kocat ürk Source Type: research
Effects of Different Observational Angles in Learner-Chosen Video Self-Modeling on Task Acquisition and Retention
This study aimed to examine the influence of different observational angles in video self-modeling on task acquisition and retention. We randomly assigned 42 Japanese university students to three camera-angle groups, i.e., a front-angle, a rear-angle, and a control group. The participants performed a 3 × 6 × 3 cup-stacking task with three sequential laps. The front- and rear-angle groups viewed video self-modeling created from previously self-chosen videos. The retention phase was conducted 1 week after the acquisition phase. The rear-angle group demonstrated the fastest movement times in the acquisition phase. Our findi...
Source: Journal of Motor Behavior - November 15, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Yuya Hiromitsu Tadao Ishikura Source Type: research
Investigating the EEG Profile of Elite and Non-Elite Players in the Basketball Free Throw Task
This study aimed to investigate the electroencephalographic profile of elite and non-elite basketball players seconds before and during the basketball free throw. Sixteen male subjects in the elite group (national team/premier league players with an average age of 22.06 ± 1.56) and 16 male non-elite subjects (university players with an average age of 22.37 ± 1.45) voluntarily participated in this research. Electroencephalographic data were measured from 28 cortical areas using a mobile wireless device. ANOVA with repeated measures were also performed to investigate the characteristics of theta, alpha, and beta frequency ...
Source: Journal of Motor Behavior - November 6, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Fatemeh Keshvari Alireza Farsi Behrooz Abdoli Source Type: research
Inter-Trial Rest Interval Affects Learning Throwing Skills among Adolescents
The objective of this research was to determine the optimal inter-trial rest period promoting efficient motor performance, focusing on two specific motor task actions. In a randomized counterbalanced cross-over research design 169 high-school students aged 14 were studied (M = 150; F = 19). In one block, participants performed 10 basketball free throws with a short rest interval (< 5 s) and 10 other throws with a long rest interval (∼50-60 s). In a second block, they threw a regular size tennis ball into a 1-m diameter circle on the floor at 6.75 m, again throwing 10 times with a short inter-trial rest interval and 10...
Source: Journal of Motor Behavior - October 13, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Matteo Giuriato Luca Filipas Mariele Crociani Vittoria Carnevale Pellino Matteo Vandoni Gabriele Gallo Antonio La Torre Carlo Rossi Nicola Lovecchio Roberto Codella Source Type: research
