期刊
HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING
卷 30, 期 10, 页码 3209-3226出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20743
关键词
neuroimaging; swallowing; fMRI; deglutition; neurophysiology
资金
- Biomedical Imaging Center of the Beckman Institute at UIUC
Understanding the underlying neural pathways that govern the highly complex neuromuscular action of swallowing is considered crucial in the process of correctly identifying and treating swallowing disorders. The aim of the present investigation was to identify the neural activations of the different components of deglutition in healthy young adults using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Ten right-handed young healthy individuals were scanned in a 3-Tesla Siemens Allegra MRI scanner. Participants were visually cued for both a Swallow task and for component/control tasks (Prepare to swallow, Tap Your tongue, and Clear Your throat) in a randomized order (event-related design). Behavioral interleaved gradient (BIG) methodology was used to address movement-related artifacts. Areas activated during each of the three component tasks enabled a partial differentiation of the neural localization for various components of the swallow. Areas that were more activated during throat clearing than other components included the posterior insula and small portions of the post- and pre-central gyri bilaterally. Tongue tapping showed higher activation in portions of the primary sensorimotor and premotor cortices and the parietal lobules. Planning did not show any areas that were more activated than in the other component tasks. When swallowing was compared with all other tasks, there was significantly more activation in the cerebellum, thalamus, cigulate gyrus, and all areas of the primary sensorimotor cortex bilaterally. Hum Brain Mapp 30:3209-3226, 2009. (C) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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