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Fatigue induces greater brain signal reduction during sustained than preparation phase of maximal voluntary contraction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16129419     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Animal studies have shown that there are cell populations only discharging phasically before a motor task and others only active tonically during holding phase of the task. How muscle fatigue influences these two types of cell populations, however, is unknown. Because the phasic neurons are only active briefly before the task but the tonic ones are active continuously throughout the task, we hypothesized that fatigue would have a less effect on cortical signals during the preparation phase (representing phasic discharge) than that during the sustained phase (representing tonic discharge). Eight participants performed 200 handgrip maximal voluntary contractions (MVCs) with simultaneous recordings of scalp electroencephalographic (EEG), handgrip force, and finger flexor surface electromyographic (EMG) signals. Power spectrograms of the EEG during the preparation and sustained phases were analyzed in each of the five 40-trial blocks, with data from the first block representing a condition of moderate fatigue and the last, severe fatigue. Movement-related cortical potential (MRCP) was derived by trigger-averaging 40 EEG epochs in each block. The power of all EEG frequencies did not alter significantly during the preparation phase but decreased significantly during the sustained phase of the contraction. The MRCP negative potential (NP) related to motor task preparation only showed minimal changes. These results suggest that MVC-induced fatigue has differential effects on cortical signals during motor task preparation compared to its execution and maintenance. The signals of the two phases may represent activities of the two cortical cell populations previously found by animal studies.
Authors:
Jing Z Liu; Bing Yao; Vlodek Siemionow; Vinod Sahgal; Xiaofeng Wang; Jiayang Sun; Guang H Yue
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Brain research     Volume:  1057     ISSN:  0006-8993     ISO Abbreviation:  Brain Res.     Publication Date:  2005 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-09-26     Completed Date:  2006-01-04     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0045503     Medline TA:  Brain Res     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  113-26     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Brain / physiopathology*
Electroencephalography
Electromyography / methods
Evoked Potentials, Visual / physiology
Fatigue / physiopathology*
Female
Functional Laterality / physiology
Hand Strength / physiology
Humans
Isometric Contraction / physiology*
Male
Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology*
Photic Stimulation / methods
Reaction Time / physiology
Spectrum Analysis
Time Factors
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HD36725/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; NS35130/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; NS37400/NS/NINDS NIH HHS

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