Structural differences in gray matter between glider pilots and non-pilots. A voxel-based morphometry study

被引：4

作者：

Ahamed, Tosif ^{[1
,2
]}

Kawanabe, Motoaki ^{[1
]}

Ishii, Shin ^{[1
,3
]}

Callan, Daniel E. ^{[4
,5
]}

机构：

[1] Adv Telecommun Res Inst Int ATR, Cognit Mech Labs, Kyoto, Japan

[2] Okinawa Inst Sci & Technol, Okinawa 9040495, Japan

[3] Kyoto Univ, Kyoto, Japan

[4] Osaka Univ, Natl Inst Informat & Commun Technol NICT, Ctr Informat & Neural Networks CiNet, Osaka, Japan

[5] Natl Inst Informat & Commun Technol, Univ Commun Res Inst, Multisensory Cognit & Computat Lab, Kyoto, Japan

来源：

FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY | 2014年 / 5卷

关键词：

voxel-based morphometry (VBM); experience-dependent plasticity; anterior cingulate cortex (ACC; RCZa); ventral premotor cortex (PMv); supplementary eye field; vestibulo-ocular reflex; vestibular habituation; SUPPLEMENTARY EYE FIELD; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX; VESTIBULAR HABITUATION; NEURONAL-ACTIVITY; PLASTICITY; CORTEX; MOTOR; ACQUISITION; DENSITY;

D O I：

10.3389/fneur.2014.00248

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Glider flying is a unique skill that requires pilots to control an aircraft at high speeds in three dimensions and amidst frequent full-body rotations. In the present study, we investigated the neural correlates of flying a glider using voxel-based morphometry. The comparison between gray matter densities of 15 glider pilots and a control group of 15 non-pilots exhibited significant gray matter density increases in left ventral premotor cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, and the supplementary eye field. We posit that the identified regions might be associated with cognitive and motor processes related to flying, such as joystick control, visuo-vestibular interaction, and oculomotor control.

引用

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