Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) promises to grant motor control researchers opportunities to more directly explore neuromotor system dynamics including the role of proprioception. The effects of vibration on proprioception have been well documented including changes in perceived muscle length and lengthening velocity and altered muscle spindle organ firing [1–4]. As such, the combination of vibration of the muscle-tendon with fMRI of the brain can be used to better understand how proprioceptive signals are managed in the brain. However, the strength of the magnetic environment of the fMRI does not easily allow for traditional vibration technologies, such as a DC motor with offset mass, to be used to create the necessary vibratory stimulus to perturb the proprioceptive system. Several researchers have nonetheless successfully designed and implemented various vibration devices to probe the brain in the fMRI environment [5–7].
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ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference
June 22–25, 2011
Farmington, Pennsylvania, USA
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A Pneumatic Vibrator Created Using Rapid Prototyping Technology for the fMRI Environment
Joseph Soltys,
Joseph Soltys
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
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Sara Wilson
Sara Wilson
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
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Joseph Soltys
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Sara Wilson
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
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SBC2011-53777, pp. 1179-1180; 2 pages
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July 17, 2013
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Soltys, J, & Wilson, S. "A Pneumatic Vibrator Created Using Rapid Prototyping Technology for the fMRI Environment." Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference. ASME 2011 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B. Farmington, Pennsylvania, USA. June 22–25, 2011. pp. 1179-1180. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SBC2011-53777
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