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The oxygen saturation in the primary motor cortex during a single hand movement: functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) study

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Functional near-infrared spectroscopy is a noninvasive optical imaging technique to register brain activity. It utilizes near-infrared light to evaluate the oxygenated (HbO) and deoxygenated hemoglobin concentration. Here, we used HbO and HbR to analyze the oxygen saturation and electromyographic signals to study muscle activity during the single left- and right-hand movements. Sixteen right-handed volunteers participated in the experiment. During the active phase of the experiment, the subject was asked to perform movements with his left or right hand according to the screen instructions. There were 40 total hand movement trials (20 for each hand) that were performed in random order. The oxygen saturation increased contralaterally, peaking at about 6 s post-command onset and then decreased, reaching baseline level at 12 s. The maximal amplitudes appeared in the primary motor (M1) cortex in the hemisphere contralateral to the performing limb. In the left hemisphere, the right hand induced a higher response than the left hand. In the right hemisphere, the response amplitude remains similar for both hands. We hypothesized that the right hand being a dominant hand in the group may require additional neuronal recruitment in the contralateral M1 cortex.

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Data Availability Statement

This manuscript has associated data in a data repository. [Authors’ comment: Kurkin, S.A.; Badarin, Artem; Maximenko, V.A.; Grubov, Vadim V.; Hramov, Alexander E. (2021): fNIRS dataset for the analysis of oxygen saturation in the primary motor cortex during a single hand movement. Figshare. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13530863.v1].

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Acknowledgements

The reported study was funded by Russian Foundation for Basic Research and National Natural Science Foundation of China according to the research project No 19-52-55001. A.H. thanks the President program for support of Russian Leading Scientific Schools (Grant NSH-2594.2020.2). S.K. is supported by the President Program (Grant MD-1921.2020.9).

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  1. Neuroscience and Cognitive Technology Laboratory, Center for Technologies in Robotics and Mechatronics Components, Innopolis University, Universitetskaya Str. 1, Innopolis, Russia, 420500

    Semen Kurkin, Artem Badarin, Vadim Grubov, Vladimir Maksimenko & Alexander Hramov

  2. Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Nevskogo Str. 14 A, Kaliningrad, Russia, 236016

    Semen Kurkin, Artem Badarin, Vadim Grubov, Vladimir Maksimenko & Alexander Hramov

  3. Saratov State Medical University, Bolshaya Kazachya Str. 112, Saratov, Russia, 410012

    Vladimir Maksimenko & Alexander Hramov

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Kurkin, S., Badarin, A., Grubov, V. et al. The oxygen saturation in the primary motor cortex during a single hand movement: functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) study. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 136, 548 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-01516-7

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