MRI brain activation during a novel VR-based motor imagery and observation task: comparison with a conventional motor imagery task

摘要

Introduction: We have previously developed a novel VR-based motor imagery (MI) and motor observation (MO) task targeting the upper limbs for stroke rehabilitation-NeuRow; it consists of imagining the kinaesthetic experience of rowing using the left or right arm [1]. Here, we evaluate brain activation elicited by NeuRow and compare it with an abstract MI task using the conventional Graz paradigm.