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Institute for Research and Development on Bioengineering and Bioinformatics (IBB), CONICET-UNER, Oro Verde, Argentina; Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Neuromuscular and Sensory Research (CIRINS), National University of Entre Ríos, Oro Verde, Argentina.
Authors
Mista CA
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(1 author)
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Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP), Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
Authors
Arguissain FG
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Ranieri A
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Andersen OK
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(3 authors)
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Hammel Neurorehabilitation and Research Centre, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
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Nielsen JF
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(1 author)
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Hammel Neurorehabilitation and Research Centre, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark; Department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
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Andersen H
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(1 author)
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Institute for Research and Development on Bioengineering and Bioinformatics (IBB), CONICET-UNER, Oro Verde, Argentina; Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Neuromuscular and Sensory Research (CIRINS), National University of Entre Ríos, Oro Verde, Argentina; Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP), Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
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Abstract
Motor adaptations are responsible for recalibrating actions and facilitating the achievement of goals in a constantly changing environment. Once consolidated, the decay of motor adaptation is a process affected by available sensory information during deadaptation. However, the cortical response to task error feedback during the deadaptation phase has received little attention. Here, we explored changes in brain cortical responses due to feedback of task-related error during deadaptation. Twelve healthy volunteers were recruited for the study. Right hand movement and EEG were recorded during repetitive trials of a hand reaching movement. A visuomotor rotation of 30° was introduced to induce motor adaptation. Volunteers participated in two experimental sessions organized in baseline, adaptation, and deadaptation blocks. In the deadaptation block, the visuomotor rotation was removed, and visual feedback was only provided in one session. Performance was quantified using angle end-point error, averaged speed, and movement onset time. A non-parametric spatiotemporal cluster-level permutation test was used to analyze the EEG recordings. During deadaptation, participants experienced a greater error reduction when feedback of the cursor was provided. The EEG responses showed larger activity in the left centro-frontal parietal areas during the deadaptation block when participants received feedback, as opposed to when they did not receive feedback. Centrally distributed clusters were found for the adaptation and deadaptation blocks in the absence of visual feedback. The results suggest that visual feedback of the task-related error activates cortical areas related to performance monitoring, depending on the accessible sensory information.