Somatosensory Gating Is Dependent on the Rate of Force Recruitment in the Human Orofacial System.

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Title:	Somatosensory Gating Is Dependent on the Rate of Force Recruitment in the Human Orofacial System.
Authors:	Andreatta, Richard D.¹ richard.andreatta@uky.edu, Barlow, Steven M.²
Source:	Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research. Dec2009, Vol. 52 Issue 6, p1566-1578. 13p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 1 Graph.
Subject Terms:	Sensorimotor integration, Lips, Mechanoreceptors, Trigeminal nerve, Physiological aspects of speech, Psychophysics
Abstract:	Purpose: Functional orofacial behaviors vary in their force endpoint and rate of recruitment. This study assessed the gating of orofacial cutaneous somatosensation during different cyclic lip force recruitment rates. Understanding how differences in the rate of force recruitment influences trigeminal system function is an important step toward furthering the knowledge of orofacial sensorimotor control. Method: Lower lip vibrotactile detection thresholds (LL-VDTs) were sampled in response to sinusoidal inputs delivered to the lip vermilion at 5, 10, 50, and 150 Hz while adult participants engaged in a baseline condition (no force), 2 low-level lip force recruitment tasks differing by rate (0.1 Hz or 2Hz), and passive displacement of the lip as a control to approximate the mechanosensory consequences of voluntary movement. Results: LL-VDTs increased significantly for test frequencies at or below 50 Hz during voluntary lip force recruitment. LL-VDT shifts were positively related to changes in the rate of lip force recruitment, whereas passively imposed displacements of the lip were ineffective, in shifting LL-VDTs. Conclusions: These findings are considered in relation to published reports of force-related sensory gating in orofacial and limb systems and the potential role of somatosensory gating along the trigeminal system during orofacial behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Purpose: Functional orofacial behaviors vary in their force endpoint and rate of recruitment. This study assessed the gating of orofacial cutaneous somatosensation during different cyclic lip force recruitment rates. Understanding how differences in the rate of force recruitment influences trigeminal system function is an important step toward furthering the knowledge of orofacial sensorimotor control. Method: Lower lip vibrotactile detection thresholds (LL-VDTs) were sampled in response to sinusoidal inputs delivered to the lip vermilion at 5, 10, 50, and 150 Hz while adult participants engaged in a baseline condition (no force), 2 low-level lip force recruitment tasks differing by rate (0.1 Hz or 2Hz), and passive displacement of the lip as a control to approximate the mechanosensory consequences of voluntary movement. Results: LL-VDTs increased significantly for test frequencies at or below 50 Hz during voluntary lip force recruitment. LL-VDT shifts were positively related to changes in the rate of lip force recruitment, whereas passively imposed displacements of the lip were ineffective, in shifting LL-VDTs. Conclusions: These findings are considered in relation to published reports of force-related sensory gating in orofacial and limb systems and the potential role of somatosensory gating along the trigeminal system during orofacial behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	10924388
DOI:	10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0116)