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From mental power to muscle power—gaining strength by using the mind

Ranganathan, Vinoth K., Siemionow, Vlodek, Liu, Jing Z., Sahgal, Vinod, Yue, Guang H.·2004·Neuropsychologia
DOI 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2003.11.018
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The purposes of this project were to determine mental training-induced strength gains (without performing physical exercises) in the little finger abductor as well as in the elbow flexor muscles, which are frequently used during daily living, and to quantify cortical signals that mediate maximal voluntary contractions (MVCs) of the two muscle groups. Thirty young, healthy volunteers participated in the study. The first group (N = 8) was trained to perform "mental contractions" of little finger abduction (ABD); the second group (N = 8) performed mental contractions of elbow (ELB) flexion; and the third group (N = 8) was not trained but participated in all measurements and served as a control group. Finally, six volunteers performed training of physical maximal finger abductions. Training lasted for 12 weeks (15 min per day, 5 days per week). At the end of training, we found that the ABD group had increased their finger abduction strength by 35% (P < 0.005) and the ELB group augmented their elbow flexion strength by 13.5% (P < 0.001). The physical training group increased the finger abduction strength by 53% (P < 0.01). The control group showed no significant changes in strength for either finger abduction or elbow flexion tasks. The improvement in muscle strength for trained groups was accompanied by significant increases in electroencephalogram-derived cortical potential, a measure previously shown to be directly related to control of voluntary muscle contractions. We conclud…

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Authors
Ranganathan, V. K., Siemionow, V., Liu, J. Z., Sahgal, V., & Yue, G. H.
Affiliations
Cleveland Clinic (US)
Corresponding author
Yue, Guang H.
ORCID
Yue, Guang H.
Venue
Neuropsychologia
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-01
Volume
42
Issue
7
Pages
944-956
ISSN
0028-3932 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2003.11.018
OpenAlex
W2170052573
Cited by
344
References
42
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FWCI
7.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Neuropsychologia (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Cleveland Clinic
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS 35130, R01NS035130)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD-36725, R01HD036725)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
Keywords
mental training, motor imagery, muscle strength, elbow flexion, maximal voluntary contraction, cortical potentials, EEG, motor cortex, exercise training, motor learning
MeSH terms
Adult, Analysis of Variance, Blood Pressure, Elbow, Electroencephalography, Electromyography, Evoked Potentials, Female, Fingers, Heart Rate, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Mental Processes, Muscle Contraction, Physical Education and Training, Exercise, Muscle, Skeletal

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