| Time-of-day effects on the internal simulation of motor actions: psychophysical evidence from pointing movements with the dominant and non-dominant arm. | |
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PMID: 20524805 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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It is well known that circadian rhythms modulate human physiology and behavior at various levels. However, chronobiological data concerning mental and sensorimotor states of motor actions are still lacking in the literature. In the present study, we examined the effects of time-of-day on two important aspects of the human motor behavior: prediction and laterality. Motor prediction was experimentally investigated by means of imagined movements and laterality by comparing the difference in temporal performance between right and left arm movements. Ten healthy participants had to actually perform or to imagine performing arm-pointing movements between two targets at different hours of the day (i.e., 08:00, 11:00, 14:00, 17:00, 20:00, and 23:00 h). Executed and imagined movements were accomplished with both the right and left arm. We found that both imagined and executed arm pointing movements significantly fluctuated through the day. Furthermore, the accuracy of motor prediction, investigated by the temporal discrepancy between executed and imagined movements, was significantly better in the afternoon (i.e., 14:00, 17:00, and 20:00 h) than morning (08:00 and 11:00 h) and evening (23:00 h). Our results also revealed that laterality was not stable throughout the day. Indeed, the smallest temporal differences between the two arms appeared at 08:00 and 23:00 h, whereas the largest ones occurred at the end of the morning (11:00 h). The daily variation of motor imagery may suggest that internal predictive models are flexible entities that are continuously updated throughout the day. Likewise, the variations in temporal performance between the right and the left arm during the day may indicate a relative independence of the two body sides in terms of circadian rhythms. In general, our findings suggest that cognitive (i.e., mental imagery) and motor (i.e., laterality) states of human behavior are modulated by circadian rhythms. |
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Authors:
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Nicolas Gueugneau; Charalambos Papaxanthis |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Chronobiology international Volume: 27 ISSN: 1525-6073 ISO Abbreviation: Chronobiol. Int. Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-06-07 Completed Date: 2010-09-10 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8501362 Medline TA: Chronobiol Int Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 620-39 Citation Subset: IM |
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Université de Bourgogne, UFR STAPS, Dijon, France. |
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Adult Arm / physiology* Functional Laterality / physiology Humans Imagery (Psychotherapy) Imagination / physiology Male Motor Activity Movement / physiology* Upper Extremity |
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