The role of dorsal premotor cortex in mental rotation: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study

Cona, Giorgia; Panozzo, Giulia; Semenza, Carlo

doi:10.1016/j.bandc.2017.06.002

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“…The most typical tasks used to assess spatial mental imagery are mental rotation tasks, which require subjects to judge whether two object stimuli presented at different orientations are identical or mirror images of each other. Studies employing transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) during mental rotation performance have been able to corroborate the assumption that successful mental imagery relies on efficiency in regions within the DAN as well as visual areas (Bestmann, Thilo, Sauner, Siebner, & Rothwell, 2002;Cona, Marino, & Semenza, 2017;Cona, Panozzo, & Semenza, 2017;Harris & Miniussi, 2003;van de Ven & Sack, 2013 for a review), whereas the role of primary motor area remains still unclear (Sauner, Bestmann, Siebner, & Rothwell, 2006). Several brain imaging studies have suggested that the bilateral frontoparietal networks, and in particular, the dorsal attention network (DAN), recruited during perceptual visuospatial tasks mediate also the spatial operations of mentally imagined objects (Kosslyn, DiGirolamo, Thompson, & Alpert, 1998;Cohen et al, 1996;Lamm, Windischberger, Moser, & Bauer, 2007;Sack et al, 2008).…”

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“…Several brain imaging studies have suggested that the bilateral frontoparietal networks, and in particular, the dorsal attention network (DAN), recruited during perceptual visuospatial tasks mediate also the spatial operations of mentally imagined objects (Kosslyn, DiGirolamo, Thompson, & Alpert, 1998;Cohen et al, 1996;Lamm, Windischberger, Moser, & Bauer, 2007;Sack et al, 2008). Studies employing transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) during mental rotation performance have been able to corroborate the assumption that successful mental imagery relies on efficiency in regions within the DAN as well as visual areas (Bestmann, Thilo, Sauner, Siebner, & Rothwell, 2002;Cona, Marino, & Semenza, 2017;Cona, Panozzo, & Semenza, 2017;Harris & Miniussi, 2003;van de Ven & Sack, 2013 for a review), whereas the role of primary motor area remains still unclear (Sauner, Bestmann, Siebner, & Rothwell, 2006).…”

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confidence: 95%

“…Nevertheless, this is still an ongoing matter of debate, with mixing results (Cona, Marino, & Semenza, 2017;Cona, Panozzo, & Semenza, 2017;Ganis, Keenan, Kosslyn, & Pascual-Leone, 2000;Pelgrims, Michaux, Olivier, & Andres, 2011;Sauner et al, 2006;Tomasino, Borroni, Isaja, & Rumiati, 2005). Nevertheless, this is still an ongoing matter of debate, with mixing results (Cona, Marino, & Semenza, 2017;Cona, Panozzo, & Semenza, 2017;Ganis, Keenan, Kosslyn, & Pascual-Leone, 2000;Pelgrims, Michaux, Olivier, & Andres, 2011;Sauner et al, 2006;Tomasino, Borroni, Isaja, & Rumiati, 2005).…”

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“…Furthermore, a prominent role is played by premotor cortices and pre-SMA (Cona, Marino, & Semenza, 2017;Cona, Panozzo, & Semenza, 2017;Jordan, Wustenberg, Heinze, Peters, & Jancke, 2002;Lamm et al, 2007;Leek, Yuen, & Johnston, 2016;Kosslyn et al, 1998;see Zacks, 2008 for a review). Dorsal premotor cortices mediate visuospatial transformations by subserving the processing of spatial codes required to traduce the mental image of the to-be-rotated stimulus within a spatial coordinate system (Cona, Panozzo, & Semenza, 2017;Lamm et al, 2007;Milivojevic, Hamm, & Corballis, 2009;Richter et al, 2000). Pre-SMA instead contributes to sequence processing routines, which would involve spatial mapping between the coordinates of the to-be-rotated stimulus, through the computation of vector transformations (Cona, Marino, & Semenza, 2017;Cona & Semenza, 2017, for a review;Leek et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Where is the “where” in the brain? A meta‐analysis of neuroimaging studies on spatial cognition

Cona

Scarpazza

2019

Human Brain Mapping

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Spatial representations are processed in the service of several different cognitive functions. The present study capitalizes on the Activation Likelihood Estimation (ALE) method of meta‐analysis to identify: (a) the shared neural activations among spatial functions to reveal the “core” network of spatial processing; (b) the specific neural activations associated with each of these functions. Following PRISMA guidelines, a total of 133 fMRI and PET studies were included in the meta‐analysis. The overall analysis showed that the core network of spatial processing comprises regions that are symmetrically distributed on both hemispheres and that include dorsal frontoparietal regions, presupplementary motor area, anterior insula, and frontal operculum. The specific analyses revealed the brain regions that are selectively recruited for each spatial function, such as the right temporoparietal junction for shift of spatial attention, the right parahippocampal gyrus, and the retrosplenial cortex for navigation and spatial long‐term memory. The findings are integrated within a systematic review of the neuroimaging literature and a new neurocognitive model of spatial cognition is proposed.

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confidence: 99%

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Where is the “where” in the brain? A meta‐analysis of neuroimaging studies on spatial cognition

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Scarpazza

2019

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“…Previously, neuroimaging studies have recorded activity during mental rotation tasks in areas of the frontal cortex, superior parietal cortex, and precentral cortex that are associated with motor planning and execution, spatial cognition, and motor simulation [13][14][15][16]. Other studies using the mental rotation task have recorded activation in the superior parietal lobule and sometimes the visual-perceptual areas [17][18][19][20].…”

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Neural activity during simple visual imagery compared with mental rotation imagery in young adults with smartphone overuse

Lee

Ahn

2017

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Objective: This research investigated the effects of simple visual imagery and mental rotation imagery on neural activity of adults who are at high risk of smart phone addiction by measuring their electroencephalography (EEG). Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Thirty people with a high risk of smart phone addiction was selected and then were evaluated for their neural activation patterns using EEG after reminding them about simple visual imagery and mental rotation imagery. A simple visual image was applied for 20 seconds using a smartphone. This was followed by a resting period of 20 seconds. Mental rotation imagery was applied for 20 seconds. During mental rotation imagery, the rotational angle was selected at random. We compared activation patterns according to the analyzed EEG with hemisphere reminding them about imagery. Results: On the EEG, theta rhythm from the left hemisphere parietal area increased when the subjects were reminded of mental rotation imagery, and sensorimotor rhythm from close to the left hemisphere area increased when the subjects were reminded of simple visual imagery. Conclusions: Neural activation from the left hemisphere occurs for motor imagery in adults who are at high risk of smart phone addiction. These results identify a neural mechanism of adults who a have high risk of smart phone addiction, which may provide contribute to the development of motor rehabilitation for smartphone users.

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Temporo-parietal contribution to the mental representations of self/other face

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The role of dorsal premotor cortex in mental rotation: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study

Cited by 18 publications

References 50 publications

Where is the “where” in the brain? A meta‐analysis of neuroimaging studies on spatial cognition

Where is the “where” in the brain? A meta‐analysis of neuroimaging studies on spatial cognition

Neural activity during simple visual imagery compared with mental rotation imagery in young adults with smartphone overuse

Temporo-parietal contribution to the mental representations of self/other face

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