Keywords: Task/Intervention Based fMRI, fMRI (task based), fMRI Analysis; High‐Field MRI; Basal Ganglia; Motor Observation
Motivation: : The basal ganglia are a set of subcortical nuclei crucial to motor processing. Their signal suffers from low contrast-to-noise ratio because of high iron deposition. Correspondingly, their participation during motor observation is not well established.
Goal(s): We seek to demonstrate basal ganglia activity during motor observation.
Approach: Using ultra high-field (7 T) functional MRI and a multi-echo acquisition approach, we scanned subjects during motor observation before and after motor execution.
Results: On a preliminary set of 6 subjects, 4 showed clear hemodynamic signals in the putamen during observation. Those were prominent even before the actual execution of similar motor activity.
Impact: Functional MRI studies have shown mixed results regarding whether the basal ganglia is active during motor observation. Using a small cohort of subjects, we demonstrate that motor observation does elicit a visible hemodynamic response. Pronounced individual differences invite further research.
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