title: Event-related coherence during finger movement: a pilot study.
abstract: Dynamic functional coupling between contralateral sensorimotor and supplementary motor areas during unilateral finger movements is studied using event-related coherence analysis. It is demonstrated in 3 subjects that the intrinsic rhythm of the sensorimotor area (mu rhythm) is phase coupled to intrinsic rhythmic activity of the supplementary motor area during rest. With preparation and execution of discrete, unilateral finger movements, these intrinsic rhythms are desynchronized due to activation of each of the local cortical networks, and the degree of synchrony or phase consistency between these rhythms decreases.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Boltzmann-Institute of Medical Informatics and Neuroinformatics, University of Technology, Graz.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Andrew
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pfurtscheller
mesh_terms: D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000295:instrumentation; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019054:Evoked Potentials, Motor / Q000502:physiology*; D005385:Fingers / Q000294:innervation*; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D012016:Reference Values; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology