Motor Imagery And Literature. According to jeannerod 1994 1995 motor imagery mi represents the result of conscious access to the content of the intention of a movement which is usually performed unconsciously during movement preparation. More precisely mi represents conscious access to the content of a movement which is functionally equivalent to unconscious motor planning jeannerod 1994.
Motor imagery in medicine. Most elite athletes 70 90 report that they use motor imagery to improve performance and professional players as compared to amateurs utilize imagery practice more often. Literature reviews have evaluated the overall beneficial effect of mi 5 9 11 but none has described the mits elements or temporal parameters.
Single motor unit recording also revealed increased facilitation during motor imagery which was observed in peaks of the peri stimulus time histogram 1 2 ms later than the onset latency p 0 01.
The literature clearly indicates the efficacy of mi as an adjuvant in motor rehabilitation of the upper limb in individuals with some neurological disorder 25 27. We used the medline literature search engine to search for scientific articles that applied the aot and mip to pd patients. More precisely mi represents conscious access to the content of a movement which is functionally equivalent to unconscious motor planning jeannerod 1994. Motor imagery in medicine.