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How do neural connectivity and time delays influence bimanual coordination?

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Multilevel crosstalk as a neural basis for motor control has been widely discussed in the literature. Since no natural process is instantaneous, any crosstalk model should incorporate time delays, which are known to induce temporal coupling between functional elements and stabilize or destabilize a particular mode of coordination. In this article, we systematically study the dynamics of rhythmic bimanual coordination under the influence of varying connection topology as realized by callosal fibers, cortico-thalamic projections, and crossing peripheral fibers. Such connectivity contributes to various degrees of neural crosstalk between the effectors which we continuously parameterize in a mathematical model. We identify the stability regimes of bimanual coordination as a function of the degree of neural crosstalk, movement amplitude and the time delays involved due to signal processing. Prominent examples include explanations of the decreased stability of the antiphase mode of coordination in split brain patients and the role of coupling in mediating bimanual coordination.

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  1. Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA

    Arpan Banerjee & Viktor K. Jirsa

  2. CNRS, UMR 6152 Mouvement et Perception, 13288, Marseille cedex 9, France

    Viktor K. Jirsa

  3. Department of Physics, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA

    Viktor K. Jirsa

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Banerjee, A., Jirsa, V.K. How do neural connectivity and time delays influence bimanual coordination?. Biol Cybern 96, 265–278 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00422-006-0114-4

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