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Hand shape selection in pantomimed grasping: interaction between the dorsal and the ventral visual streams and convergence on the ventral premotor area.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21739528     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In visually guided grasping, possible hand shapes are computed from the geometrical features of the object, while prior knowledge about the object and the goal of the action influence both the computation and the selection of the hand shape. We investigated the system dynamics of the human brain for the pantomiming of grasping with two aspects accentuated. One is object recognition, with the use of objects for daily use. The subjects mimed grasping movements appropriate for an object presented in a photograph either by precision or power grip. The other is the selection of grip hand shape. We manipulated the selection demands for the grip hand shape by having the subjects use the same or different grip type in the second presentation of the identical object. Effective connectivity analysis revealed that the increased selection demands enhance the interaction between the anterior intraparietal sulcus (AIP) and posterior inferior temporal gyrus (pITG), and drive the converging causal influences from the AIP, pITG, and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex to the ventral premotor area (PMv). These results suggest that the dorsal and ventral visual areas interact in the pantomiming of grasping, while the PMv integrates the neural information of different regions to select the hand posture. The present study proposes system dynamics in visually guided movement toward meaningful objects, but further research is needed to examine if the same dynamics is found also in real grasping.
Authors:
Michiru Makuuchi; Yoshiaki Someya; Seiji Ogawa; Yoshihiro Takayama
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2011-07-07
Journal Detail:
Title:  Human brain mapping     Volume:  33     ISSN:  1097-0193     ISO Abbreviation:  Hum Brain Mapp     Publication Date:  2012 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-07-18     Completed Date:  2012-11-19     Revised Date:  2013-04-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9419065     Medline TA:  Hum Brain Mapp     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1821-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Stephanstrasse 1a, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. makuuchi@cbs.mpg.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Brain / physiology*
Brain Mapping*
Female
Hand
Hand Strength / physiology
Humans
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Pattern Recognition, Visual / physiology*
Psychomotor Performance / physiology*
Visual Pathways / physiology*
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
5R01-EB00329-02/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS

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