Examination and Comparison of Theta Band Connectivity in Left- and Right-Hand Dominant Individuals throughout a Motor Skill Acquisition
The majority of the population identifies as right-hand dominant, with a minority 10.6% identifying as left-hand dominant. Social factors may partially skew the distribution, but it remains that left-hand dominant individuals make up approximately 40 million people in the United States alone and yet...
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| author | Jessica McDonnell Nicholas P Murray Sungwoo Ahn Stefan Clemens Erik Everhart J. Chris Mizelle |
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| description | The majority of the population identifies as right-hand dominant, with a minority 10.6% identifying as left-hand dominant. Social factors may partially skew the distribution, but it remains that left-hand dominant individuals make up approximately 40 million people in the United States alone and yet, remain underrepresented in the motor control literature. Recent research has revealed behavioral and neurological differences between populations, therein overturning assumptions of a simple hemispheric flip in motor-related activations. The present work showed differentially adaptable motor programs between populations and found fundamental differences in methods of skill acquisition highlighting underlying neural strategies unique to each population. Difference maps and descriptive metrics of coherent activation patterns showed differences in how theta oscillations were utilized. The right-hand group relied on occipital parietal lobe connectivity for visual information integration necessary to inform the motor task, while the left-hand group relied on a more frontal lobe localized cognitive based approach. The findings provide insight into potential alternative methods of information integration and emphasize the importance for inclusion of the left-hand dominant population in the growing conceptualization of the brain promoting the generation of a more complete, stable, and accurate understanding of our complex biology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-055a93e06f0b43eeb0c49bc2ae3702d52023-11-21T16:20:21ZengMDPI AGSymmetry2073-89942021-04-0113472810.3390/sym13040728Examination and Comparison of Theta Band Connectivity in Left- and Right-Hand Dominant Individuals throughout a Motor Skill AcquisitionJessica McDonnell0Nicholas P Murray1Sungwoo Ahn2Stefan Clemens3Erik Everhart4J. Chris Mizelle5Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USADepartment of Kinesiology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USADepartment of Mathematics, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USADepartment of Physiology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USADepartment of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USADepartment of Kinesiology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USAThe majority of the population identifies as right-hand dominant, with a minority 10.6% identifying as left-hand dominant. Social factors may partially skew the distribution, but it remains that left-hand dominant individuals make up approximately 40 million people in the United States alone and yet, remain underrepresented in the motor control literature. Recent research has revealed behavioral and neurological differences between populations, therein overturning assumptions of a simple hemispheric flip in motor-related activations. The present work showed differentially adaptable motor programs between populations and found fundamental differences in methods of skill acquisition highlighting underlying neural strategies unique to each population. Difference maps and descriptive metrics of coherent activation patterns showed differences in how theta oscillations were utilized. The right-hand group relied on occipital parietal lobe connectivity for visual information integration necessary to inform the motor task, while the left-hand group relied on a more frontal lobe localized cognitive based approach. The findings provide insight into potential alternative methods of information integration and emphasize the importance for inclusion of the left-hand dominant population in the growing conceptualization of the brain promoting the generation of a more complete, stable, and accurate understanding of our complex biology.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/4/728theta oscillationsimaginary coherencehand dominanceskill acquisitiongraph theory |
| spellingShingle | Jessica McDonnell Nicholas P Murray Sungwoo Ahn Stefan Clemens Erik Everhart J. Chris Mizelle Examination and Comparison of Theta Band Connectivity in Left- and Right-Hand Dominant Individuals throughout a Motor Skill Acquisition Symmetry theta oscillations imaginary coherence hand dominance skill acquisition graph theory |
| title | Examination and Comparison of Theta Band Connectivity in Left- and Right-Hand Dominant Individuals throughout a Motor Skill Acquisition |
| title_full | Examination and Comparison of Theta Band Connectivity in Left- and Right-Hand Dominant Individuals throughout a Motor Skill Acquisition |
| title_fullStr | Examination and Comparison of Theta Band Connectivity in Left- and Right-Hand Dominant Individuals throughout a Motor Skill Acquisition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examination and Comparison of Theta Band Connectivity in Left- and Right-Hand Dominant Individuals throughout a Motor Skill Acquisition |
| title_short | Examination and Comparison of Theta Band Connectivity in Left- and Right-Hand Dominant Individuals throughout a Motor Skill Acquisition |
| title_sort | examination and comparison of theta band connectivity in left and right hand dominant individuals throughout a motor skill acquisition |
| topic | theta oscillations imaginary coherence hand dominance skill acquisition graph theory |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/4/728 |
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