Title
Causal evidence that intrinsic beta-frequency is relevant for enhanced signal propagation in the motor system as shown through rhythmic TMS.
Abstract
Correlative evidence provides support for the idea that brain oscillations underpin neural computations. Recent work using rhythmic stimulation techniques in humans provide causal evidence but the interactions of these external signals with intrinsic rhythmicity remain unclear. Here, we show that sensorimotor cortex follows externally applied rhythmic TMS (rTMS) stimulation in the beta-band but that the elicited responses are strongest at the intrinsic individual beta peak frequency. While these entrainment effects are of short duration, even subthreshold rTMS pulses propagate through the network and elicit significant cortico-spinal coupling, particularly when stimulated at the individual beta-frequency.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.11.020
NeuroImage
Field
DocType
Volume
Neuroscience,Pyramidal tracts,Transcranial magnetic stimulation,Psychology,Entrainment (chronobiology),Motor cortex,Motor system,Rhythm,Beta Rhythm,Electroencephalography
Journal
126
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1053-8119
4
0.51
References 
Authors
8
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Vincenzo Romei161.30
markus bauer250.87
Joseph L. Brooks341.18
marcos economides4101.41
William D. Penny546659.78
Gregor Thut6588.39
Jon Driver7365.33
Sven Bestmann8243.07