Fractional anisotropy in corpus callosum is associated with facilitation of motor representation during ipsilateral hand movements.

BACKGROUND: Coactivation of primary motor cortex ipsilateral to a unilateral movement (M1(ipsilateral)) has been observed, and the magnitude of activation is influenced by the contracting muscles. It has been suggested that the microstructural integrity of the callosal motor fibers (CMFs) connecting...

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Main Authors: Shin-Yi Chiou, Ray-Yau Wang, R Edward Roberts, Yu-Te Wu, Chia-Feng Lu, Kwong-Kum Liao, Yea-Ru Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4131905?pdf=render