TY - GEN
T1 - Fatigue-related alterations to intra-muscular coherence
AU - McManus, Lara M.
AU - Hu, Xiaogang
AU - Rymer, William Z.
AU - Suresh, Nina L.
AU - Lowery, Madeleine M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/7/1
Y1 - 2015/7/1
N2 - Oscillations in the alpha (8-12 Hz), beta (15-35 Hz) and gamma (35-60 Hz) frequency bands are commonly observed in recordings from the primary motor cortex. Coherence analysis based on motor unit spike trains is commonly used to quantify the degree of shared cortical input and the common modulation of motor unit discharge rates between muscles. In this study, intra-muscular coherence is used to investigate the alterations in the neural drive to the First Dorsal Interosseous muscle directly after a fatiguing contraction and following a rest period. An increase in coherence was observed for all frequency bands examined, which was statistically significant within the alpha and beta frequency ranges. There was no consistent difference between the coherence estimates obtained pre-fatigue and those reported after the recovery period. The increase in beta band coherence post-fatigue may indicate increased levels of cortical drive to the motor unit pool. Although the functional significance behind the increase in beta frequency coherence is unclear, it may aid in the coordination of muscle activity to compensate for the decline in the force generating capacity after fatigue.
AB - Oscillations in the alpha (8-12 Hz), beta (15-35 Hz) and gamma (35-60 Hz) frequency bands are commonly observed in recordings from the primary motor cortex. Coherence analysis based on motor unit spike trains is commonly used to quantify the degree of shared cortical input and the common modulation of motor unit discharge rates between muscles. In this study, intra-muscular coherence is used to investigate the alterations in the neural drive to the First Dorsal Interosseous muscle directly after a fatiguing contraction and following a rest period. An increase in coherence was observed for all frequency bands examined, which was statistically significant within the alpha and beta frequency ranges. There was no consistent difference between the coherence estimates obtained pre-fatigue and those reported after the recovery period. The increase in beta band coherence post-fatigue may indicate increased levels of cortical drive to the motor unit pool. Although the functional significance behind the increase in beta frequency coherence is unclear, it may aid in the coordination of muscle activity to compensate for the decline in the force generating capacity after fatigue.
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U2 - 10.1109/NER.2015.7146771
DO - 10.1109/NER.2015.7146771
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84940397285
T3 - International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, NER
SP - 902
EP - 905
BT - 2015 7th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, NER 2015
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 7th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, NER 2015
Y2 - 22 April 2015 through 24 April 2015
ER -