Activity in ventral and dorsal premotor cortex in response to predictable force-pulse perturbations in a precision grip task

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作者
Boudreau, MJ [1 ]
Brochier, T [1 ]
Paré, M [1 ]
Smith, AM [1 ]
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[1] Univ Montreal, Ctr Rech Sci Neurol, Dept Physiol, Montreal, PQ H3C 3T8, Canada
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10.1152/jn.2001.86.3.1067
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
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This study compared the responses of ventral and dorsal premotor cortex (PMv and PMd) neurons to predictable force-pulse perturbations applied during a precision grip. Three monkeys were trained to grasp an unseen instrumented object between the thumb and index finger and to lift and hold it stationary within a position window for 2-2.5 s. The grip and load forces and the object displacement were measured on each trial. Sin.-le-unit activity was recorded from the hand regions in the PMv and PMd. In some conditions a predictable perturbation was applied to the object after 1,500 ms of static holding, whereas in other conditions different random combinations of perturbed and unperturbed trials were given. In the perturbed conditions, some were randomly and intermittently presented with a warning flash, whereas some were unsignaled. The activities of 198 cells were modulated during the task performance. Of these cells, 151 were located in the PMv, and 47 were located in the PMd. Although both PMv and PMd neurons had similar discharge patterns, more PMd neurons (84 vs. 43%) showed early pregrip activity. Forty of 106 PMv and 10/30 PMd cells responded to the perturbation with reflexlike triggered reactions. The latency of this response was always <100 ms with a mean of about 55 ms in both the PMv and the PMd. In contrast, 106 PMv and 30 PMd cells tested with the perturbations, only 9 and 10%, respectively, showed significant but nonspecific adaptations to the perturbation. The warning stimulus did not increase the occurrence of specific responses to the perturbation even though 21 of 42 cells related to the grip task also responded to moving visual stimuli. The responses were retinal and frequently involved limited portions of both foveal and peripheral visual fields. When tested with a 75 x 5.5-cm dark bar on a light background, these cells were sensitive to the direction of movement. In summary, the periarcuate premotor area activity to related to predictable force-pulse perturbations seems to reflect a general increase in excitability in contrast to a more specific anticipatory activity such as recorded in the cerebellum. In spite of the strong cerebello-thalamo-cortical projections, the results of the present study suggest that the cortical premotor areas are not involved in the elaboration of adaptive internal models of hand-object dynamics.
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