Motor imagery practice during arm-immobilization benefits sensorimotor cortical functions and plasticity-related sleep features
Ursula Debarnot, Aurore. A. Perrault, Virginie Sterpenich, Guillaume Legendre, Chieko Huber, Aymeric Guillot, Sophie Schwartz
This study shows that motor imagery during arm immobilization prevents sensorimotor representation changes, reduces cortical excitability loss, and increases REM sleep duration.
bioRxiv · Jun 21, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience