Spinal cord injury (SCI) frequently leads to generalized locomotor disability and gait disturbances which cause serious discomfort among patients. Human gait is a complex process in the central nervous system that results from the integration of various mechanisms which remain unclear. Therefore, it is of great theoretical and practical significance to investigate the cortical activity patterns during gait movement in SCI. In this study, brain activity was recorded by electroencephalogram (EEG) during two kinds of gait-like movements. Phase synchronization between motor cortices was investigated through source analysis and phase locking. Results revealed that diverse neural networks with different resonance-like frequencies exist in the brain. Further, we found that the premotor cortex played an important role in the control of passive gait-like movement. In attempted/active movement, spatial function and multimodal integration with somatosensory information are crucial aspects of posterior parietal cortex function which need to be considered separately in different EEG bands. Our results further confirmed that neural system control patterns in passive gait-like movement differ from those in attempted or active gait-like movement. Novel insights into human gait will provide a basis for improvements in future neurorehabilitation applications.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [61473131]; 973 Program of China [2013CB329506]; Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province of China [20151BAB217020]
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Coll Automat, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China[2]Minist China, Image Proc & Intelligent Control Key Lab Educ, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Coll Automat, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China[5]East China Jiaotong Univ, Sch Elect & Elect Engn, Nanchang 330013, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Li Wei,Xu Jiang,Chen Xi,et al.Phase Synchronization Between Motor Cortices During Gait Movement in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury[J].IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING.2016,24(1):151-157.doi:10.1109/TNSRE.2015.2453311.
APA:
Li, Wei,Xu, Jiang,Chen, Xi,He, Jiping&Huang, Yue.(2016).Phase Synchronization Between Motor Cortices During Gait Movement in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury.IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING,24,(1)
MLA:
Li, Wei,et al."Phase Synchronization Between Motor Cortices During Gait Movement in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury".IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING 24..1(2016):151-157