BARTOŇ, Marek, Monika FŇAŠKOVÁ, Irena REKTOROVÁ, Michal MIKL, Radek MAREČEK, S.Z. RAPCSAK and Ivan REKTOR. The role of the striatum in visuomotor integration during handwriting: an fMRI study. Journal of Neural Transmission. WIEN: SPRINGER WIEN, 2020, vol. 127, No 3, p. 331-337. ISSN 0300-9564. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00702-019-02131-8.
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Original name The role of the striatum in visuomotor integration during handwriting: an fMRI study
Authors BARTOŇ, Marek (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Monika FŇAŠKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Irena REKTOROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Michal MIKL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Radek MAREČEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), S.Z. RAPCSAK and Ivan REKTOR (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Journal of Neural Transmission, WIEN, SPRINGER WIEN, 2020, 0300-9564.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30210 Clinical neurology
Country of publisher Austria
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 3.575
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14740/20:00115518
Organization unit Central European Institute of Technology
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00702-019-02131-8
UT WoS 000505427000001
Keywords in English Basal ganglia; fMRI; Functional connectivity; Handwriting; Striatum; Visuomotor integration
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Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Pavla Foltynová, Ph.D., učo 106624. Changed: 10/3/2021 15:48.
Abstract
This study investigates the role of the dorsal/sensorimotor striatum in visuomotor integration (i.e., the transformation of internal visual information about letter shapes into motor output) during handwriting. Twenty healthy participants underwent fMRI scanning with tasks consisting of self-paced handwriting of alphabetically ordered single letters and simple dots, with both tasks performed without visual feedback. Functional connectivity (FC) from these two tasks was compared to demonstrate the difference between coordinated activity arising during handwriting and the activity during a simpler motor condition. Our study focused upon the writing-specific cortico-striatal network of preselected regions of interest consisting of the visual word form area (VWFA), anterior intraparietal sulcus/superior parietal lobule, striatum, premotor cortex/Exner's area, and primary and supplementary motor regions. We observed systematically increased task-induced cortico-striatal and cortico-cortical FC. This increased synchronization of neural activity between the VWFA, i.e., the visual cortical area containing information about letter shapes, and the frontoparietal motor regions is mediated by the striatum. These findings suggest the involvement of the striatum in integrating stored letter-shape information with motor planning and execution during handwriting.
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EF16_013/0001775, research and development projectName: Modernizace a podpora výzkumných aktivit národní infrastruktury pro biologické a medicínské zobrazování Czech-BioImaging
LM2015062, research and development projectName: Národní infrastruktura pro biologické a medicínské zobrazování
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
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