Motor imagery

We describe general concepts about motor imagery and differences to motor execution. The problem of controlling what the subject actually does during imagery is emphasized. A major part of the chapter is dealing with mental training by imagery and the usage of motor imagination in athletes, musician...

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Published inJournal of physiology, Paris Vol. 99; no. 4; pp. 386 - 395
Main Authors Lotze, Martin, Halsband, Ulrike
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published France Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2006
Subjects
Amputation
Amputation - psychology
Amputation - rehabilitation
Animals
Athlete
Body Image
Humans
Imagination - physiology
Learning - physiology
Mental practice
Motor Skills
Movement - physiology
Musician
Practice (Psychology)
Psychomotor Performance - physiology
Rehabilitation
SCI
Spinal Cord Injuries - psychology
Spinal Cord Injuries - rehabilitation
SCI
Rehabilitation
Mental practice
Athlete
Musician
Amputation
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Summary:We describe general concepts about motor imagery and differences to motor execution. The problem of controlling what the subject actually does during imagery is emphasized. A major part of the chapter is dealing with mental training by imagery and the usage of motor imagination in athletes, musicians and during rehabilitation. Data of altered representations of the body after loss of afferent information and motor representation due to limb amputation or complete spinal cord injury are demonstrated and discussed. Finally we provide an outlook on additional work about motor imagery important for further understanding of the topic.
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ISSN:0928-4257
1769-7115
DOI:10.1016/j.jphysparis.2006.03.012