M
Mari Katayama-Hirota
Researcher at Kyoto University
Publications - 2
Citations - 188
Mari Katayama-Hirota is an academic researcher from Kyoto University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Somatosensory evoked potential & Somatosensory system. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 182 citations.
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Abnormal premovement gating of somatosensory input in writer's cramp.
Nagako Murase,Ryuji Kaji,Hideki Shimazu,Mari Katayama-Hirota,Akio Ikeda,Nobuo Kohara,Jun Kimura,Hiroshi Shibasaki,John C. Rothwell +8 more
TL;DR: These findings indicate that in writer's cramp the sensitivity of sensory input channels from the hand is wrongly set by the central command to move, and the sensory trick, by supplying additional input not usually present during unobstructed movement, is a manoeuvre to correct this imbalance.