Somatosensory Gating Is Dependent on the Rate of Force Recruitment in the Human Orofacial System

Autor/inn/en	Andreatta, Richard D.; Barlow, Steven M.
Titel	Somatosensory Gating Is Dependent on the Rate of Force Recruitment in the Human Orofacial System
Quelle	In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 52 (2009) 6, S.1566-1578 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1092-4388
DOI	10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0116)
Schlagwörter	Nonverbal Communication; Psychomotor Skills; Motor Reactions; Brain; Adults; Motion; Correlation; Olfactory Perception; Speech; Adjustment (to Environment); Evaluation Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Gehirn; Bewegungsablauf; Korrelation; Speaking; Sprechen
Abstract	Purpose: Functional orofacial behaviors vary in their force endpoint and rate of recruitment. This study assessed the gating of orofacial cutaneous somatosensation during different cyclic lip force recruitment rates. Understanding how differences in the rate of force recruitment influences trigeminal system function is an important step toward furthering the knowledge of orofacial sensorimotor control. Method: Lower lip vibrotactile detection thresholds (LL-VDTs) were sampled in response to sinusoidal inputs delivered to the lip vermilion at 5, 10, 50, and 150 Hz while adult participants engaged in a baseline condition (no force), 2 low-level lip force recruitment tasks differing by rate (0.1 Hz or 2 Hz), and passive displacement of the lip as a control to approximate the mechanosensory consequences of voluntary movement. Results: LL-VDTs increased significantly for test frequencies at or below 50 Hz during voluntary lip force recruitment. LL-VDT shifts were positively related to changes in the rate of lip force recruitment, whereas passively imposed displacements of the lip were ineffective in shifting LL-VDTs. Conclusions: These findings are considered in relation to published reports of force-related sensory gating in orofacial and limb systems and the potential role of somatosensory gating along the trigeminal system during orofacial behaviors. (As Provided).
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