Modulating the Motor System by Action Observation After Stroke
Garrison KA, Aziz-Zadeh L, Wong SW, Liew SL, Winstein CJ. Modulating the Motor System by Action Observation After Stroke. Stroke 2013, 44: 2247-2253. PMID: 23743974, PMCID: PMC3753677, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.113.001105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical motor activityAction observationFunctional MRISame actionSpecific motor planSimilar brain regionsMotor capabilitiesHand action observationStroke-related motor deficitsMotor activityAction processingAction executionMotor plansBrain activityLower motor scoresHemisphere strokeStroke rehabilitationMotor tasksBrain regionsMotor systemParticipantsRight handLeft handMotor recoveryMotor deficitsReal-time fMRI links subjective experience with brain activity during focused attention
Garrison KA, Scheinost D, Worhunsky PD, Elwafi HM, Thornhill TA, Thompson E, Saron C, Desbordes G, Kober H, Hampson M, Gray JR, Constable RT, Papademetris X, Brewer JA. Real-time fMRI links subjective experience with brain activity during focused attention. NeuroImage 2013, 81: 110-118. PMID: 23684866, PMCID: PMC3729617, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.05.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReal-time fMRIPosterior cingulate cortexBrain activitySubjective experienceFocused attentionCingulate cortexCognitive neuroscience researchFocused attention taskOngoing subjective experienceFeedback graphsOwn brain activityDefault mode networkAttention taskNeural processesIntrospective awarenessOngoing taskRt-fMRIAffective functionsExperienced meditatorsMode networkNovel contextNeuroscience researchMeditatorsBrain imagingObjective measuresWhat about the “Self” is Processed in the Posterior Cingulate Cortex?
Brewer JA, Garrison KA, Whitfield-Gabrieli S. What about the “Self” is Processed in the Posterior Cingulate Cortex? Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2013, 7: 647. PMID: 24106472, PMCID: PMC3788347, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior cingulate cortexReal-time fMRI neurofeedbackCognitive processesPCC activityFMRI neurofeedbackCingulate cortexSelf-related processesSelf-referential processingKey brain regionsCognitive neuroscienceCognitive tasksNeurophenomenological studiesTrait adjectivesMind wanderingBrain activityDrug cravingSubjective experienceBrain regionsNeurofeedbackTaskMidline structuresMajority of studiesDifferent domainsSpecific contributionCortex