title: Movement-Based Priming: Clinical Applications and Neural Mechanisms.
abstract: Priming can be described as behavior change generated by preceding stimuli. Although various types of priming have been long studied in the field of psychology, priming that targets motor cortex is a relatively new topic of research in the fields of motor control and rehabilitation. In reference to a rehabilitation intervention, priming is categorized as a restorative approach. There are a myriad of possible priming approaches including noninvasive brain stimulation, motor imagery, and sensory-based priming, to name a few. The authors report on movement-based priming which, compared to other priming types, is less frequently examined and under reported. Movement-based priming includes, but is not limited to, bilateral motor priming, unilateral priming, and aerobic exercise. Clinical and neural mechanistic aspects of movement-based priming techniques are explored.
authors.affiliation: a Occupational Therapy , Rush University , Chicago , Illinois.
authors.forename: Mary Ellen
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Stoykov
authors.affiliation: b Department of Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences , Northwestern University , Chicago , Illinois.
authors.forename: Daniel Montie
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Corcos
authors.affiliation: c Department of Physical Therapy , University of Illinois at Chicago , Chicago , Illinois.
authors.forename: Sangeetha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Madhavan
mesh_terms: D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D060865:Repetition Priming / Q000502:physiology*; D013663:Teaching
keywords: bilateral; motor; occupational therapy; priming