title: Learned movements in a left-handed pianist: an f-MRI evaluation.
abstract: The spatial arrangement of neuronal sources for digit movement is non somatotopic, and is structured as extensively arranged through different regional cortex. We have functionally examined the cerebro-cortical activation during simple and complex motor sequences, before and after learning sessions, in healthy volunteers, both considering left- and right-dominant hand use, and left non dominant hand use, skillfulness and educational level. We discuss the results with a review on the topic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Pathology, University of Trieste, Ospedal di Cattinara, Italy. moretti@univ.triste.it
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Torre
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Antonello
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ukmar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bava
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D003213:Conditioning, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D009146:Music