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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Motor cortex plasticity and visuomotor skill learning in upper and lower limbs of endurance-trained cyclists |
Author: | Hand, B.J. Opie, G.M. Sidhu, S.K. Semmler, J.G. |
Citation: | European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2022; 122(1):169-184 |
Publisher: | Springer-Verlag |
Issue Date: | 2022 |
ISSN: | 1439-6319 1439-6327 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Brodie J. Hand, George M. Opie, Simranjit K. Sidhu, John G. Semmler |
Abstract: | Purpose: Studies with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) show that both acute and long-term exercise can influence TMS-induced plasticity within primary motor cortex (M1). However, it remains unclear how regular exercise influences skill training-induced M1 plasticity and motor skill acquisition. This study aimed to investigate whether skill training-induced plasticity and motor skill learning is modified in endurance-trained cyclists. Methods: In 16 endurance-trained cyclists (24.4 yrs; 4 female) and 17 sedentary individuals (23.9 yrs; 4 female), TMS was applied in 2 separate sessions: one targeting a hand muscle not directly involved in habitual exercise and one targeting a leg muscle that was regularly trained. Single- and paired-pulse TMS was used to assess M1 and intracortical excitability in both groups before and after learning a sequential visuomotor isometric task performed with the upper (pinch task) and lower (ankle dorsiflexion) limb. Results: Endurance-trained cyclists displayed greater movement times (slower movement) compared with the sedentary group for both upper and lower limbs (all P < 0.05), but there was no difference in visuomotor skill acquisition between groups (P > 0.05). Furthermore, endurance-trained cyclists demonstrated a greater increase in M1 excitability and reduced modulation of intracortical facilitation in resting muscles of upper and lower limbs after visuomotor skill learning (all P < 0.005). Conclusion: Under the present experimental conditions, these results indicate that a history of regular cycling exercise heightens skill training-induced M1 plasticity in upper and lower limb muscles, but it does not facilitate visuomotor skill acquisition. |
Keywords: | Transcranial magnetic stimulation; motor cortex; motor skill learning; exercise; intracortical inhibition |
Description: | Published online: 7 October 2021 |
Rights: | © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2021 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00421-021-04825-y |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1139723 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00421-021-04825-y |
Appears in Collections: | Physiology publications |
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