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EXAMINING THE ROLE OF THE INFERIOR PARIETAL LOBE IN MOTOR IMAGERY

dc.contributor.authorSolomon, Jack
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseYesen_US
dc.contributor.degreeDoctor of Philosophyen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscienceen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalReceiveden_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerDr. David Wrighten_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorDr. Shelley Adamoen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsYesen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Gail Eskesen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Daivid Westwooden_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Shaun Boeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-22T18:18:38Z
dc.date.available2023-08-22T18:18:38Z
dc.date.defence2023-08-09
dc.date.issued2023-08-21
dc.description.abstractThe neural activity underlying motor imagery (MI), the mental rehearsal of movement, consistently involves the inferior parietal lobe (IPL). This activity pattern led to the belief that MI is biased towards the perceptual components of movement. However, the role of the IPL is unknown. This thesis aimed to ascertain the role of the IPL by: 1) stimulating the IPL after the completion of a trial to test if it was involved in feedback provision, and 2) replicate seminal findings demonstrating the importance of the IPL in MI using a kinematically complex task. The IPL did not appear to be involved in the provision of feedback resulting from MI but the original findings in this area were replicated in a complex movement task. The combination of findings suggests that the increased IPL activity is necessary for MI and its role, while still unknown, is likely temporally contained to MI performance.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/82814
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectMotor Imageryen_US
dc.subjectMotor Learningen_US
dc.subjectInferior Parietal Lobeen_US
dc.titleEXAMINING THE ROLE OF THE INFERIOR PARIETAL LOBE IN MOTOR IMAGERYen_US

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