Multimodal mobile brain and body imaging for quantification of dance motor sequence learning
Understanding motor learning in naturalistic settings presents a key challenge in neuroscience. While paradigms like the Discrete Sequence Production (DSP) task have advanced our knowledge, investigating more naturalistic tasks like dance with multi-limbed coordination can help further advance the u...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-06-01
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| Series: | MethodsX |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016125001700 |
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| Summary: | Understanding motor learning in naturalistic settings presents a key challenge in neuroscience. While paradigms like the Discrete Sequence Production (DSP) task have advanced our knowledge, investigating more naturalistic tasks like dance with multi-limbed coordination can help further advance the understanding of complex mechanisms. It can advance motor learning by providing more profound insights into coordination dynamics, movement execution, balance, and decision-making. We have developed a modified DSP methodology that replaces keyboard pressing with dance-stepping, allowing simultaneous electroencephalography (EEG), behavioral, and kinematic recordings to quantify neurophysiological and motor dynamics. Using an E-PrimeⓇ script in a go/no-go approach, our method accommodates both a setup with minimal hardware and also a scalable approach with markerless motion capture and mobile EEG for neuroimaging. By leveraging Mobile Brain and Body Imaging (MOBI), we enhance the investigation of neuro-mechanisms underlying motor learning. We also discuss future directions and accessibility, including a publicly available video of the experimental procedure (https://youtu.be/zFP1rWJ2FJ8?si=DJ8q7fbfhltSLehz), enabling broader replication and application of our methodology. • Conversion of the key-press Discrete Sequence Production task to a dance version, as an applied way to investigate motor sequence learning • Multimodal investigation with motion capture and electroencephalography for kinematics and neuroimaging • Full scripts in E-PrimeⓇ are freely downloadable and video link showcases experiment conduct |
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| ISSN: | 2215-0161 |