https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/tags/corticospinal-excitability/Recent content in Corticospinal Excitability on MindLAB Neuroscience — Draft ReviewHugo -- 0.156.0en-us2026 Dr. Sydney Ceruto — MindLAB NeuroscienceThu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/posts/motor-imagery-neuroscience/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/posts/motor-imagery-neuroscience/<h1 id="motor-imagery-and-the-brain--what-m1-activation-really-means-for-performance">Motor Imagery and the Brain — What M1 Activation Really Means for Performance</h1> <p><img alt="Primary motor cortex along the precentral gyrus with overlaid alpha-beta oscillatory signature — Dr. Sydney Ceruto, MindLAB Neuroscience." loading="lazy" src="https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/images/posts/motor-imagery-neuroscience-hero.webp"></p> <p>Motor imagery is the deliberate rehearsal of a movement without executing it, and it produces measurable change in the corticospinal system. Two decades of neuroimaging argued about whether the primary motor cortex lights up during imagery; the honest answer is that BOLD scans miss what electrophysiology sees. Oscillatory biomarkers in the alpha and beta bands reveal the real signal.</p>