Sensorimotor attenuation by central motor command signals in the absence of movement
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Voluntary actions typically produce suppression of afferent sensation from the moving body part. We used transcranial magnetic stimulation to delay the output of motor commands from the motor cortex during voluntary movement. We show attenuation of sensation during this delay, in the absence of movement. We conclude that sensory suppression mainly relies on central signals related to the preparation for movement and that these signals are upstream of primary motor cortex.
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- Authors
- Voss, M., Ingram, J. N., Haggard, P., & Wolpert, D. M.
- Affiliations
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Voss, Martin
- Venue
- Nature Neuroscience
- Published
- 2005-11-27
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 26-27
- ISSN
- 1097-6256 (ISSN-L)
- 1546-1726
- PMC
- PMC2636578
- OpenAlex
- W2042953033
- Cited by
- 220
- References
- 16
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- FWCI
- 4.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Cambridge University Engineering Department Publications Database (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust (077730)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Free Will and Agency
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Keywords
- central motor command, motor cortex, voluntary movement, sensory suppression, motor preparation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, primary motor cortex
- MeSH terms
- Electric Stimulation, Electromyography, Fingers, Humans, Motor Cortex, Movement, Sensation, Volition, Signal Transduction, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
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