Exploration of brain activations by passive hand movements and subject's intention based on Kawahira method using 3T-fMRI

Fig. 2 is the results of during Active task, and overlay of the activation areas on three intersecting (sagittal, coronal, transaxial) slices. Result of Passive-blind task was similar to Active task as shown in Table. In the results of Active and Passive-blind task, there were strong increases in blood flow in the contralateral primary motor cortex which is located in the dorsal part of the precentralgyrus both of them. This means that plasticity of brain is expected to be realized.