Department of Neurology & Stroke, and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
Department of Neurology & Stroke, and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany; Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Straße 25, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
Brain Stimul. 2018 Sep-Oct;11(5):1119-1122. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2018.06.006. Epub 2018 Jun 19.
Alpha (8-14 Hz) oscillatory power is linked to cortical excitability and corresponding modulations of sensory evoked potentials and perceptual detection performance. In somatosensory cortex (S1), negative linear and inverted U-shape relationships exist, whereas its effect on the primary motor cortex (M1) is hardly known.
We used real-time EEG-triggered transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of M1 to characterize the relationship between spontaneous sensorimotor mu-alpha power fluctuations at rest and corticospinal excitability.
In 16 subjects, mu-alpha power was continuously monitored over the left sensorimotor cortex, and each 10%-percentile bin of the individual mu-alpha power distribution was repeatedly targeted in pseudorandomized order by single-pulse TMS of left M1, measuring motor evoked potentials (MEP) in the contralateral hand.
We found a weak positive relationship between mu-alpha power and MEP amplitude.
Sensorimotor mu-alpha power may reflect a net facilitation or disinhibition of M1, possibly resulting from mu-alpha based suppression of excitatory and inhibitory input from S1.
α(8-14Hz)振荡功率与皮质兴奋性相关,可对应调节感觉诱发电位和感知检测性能。在体感皮层(S1)中,存在负线性和倒 U 形关系,但其对初级运动皮层(M1)的影响却鲜为人知。
我们使用实时脑电图触发的经颅磁刺激(TMS)对 M1 进行刺激,以描述静息时自发性感觉运动μ-α功率波动与皮质脊髓兴奋性之间的关系。
在 16 名受试者中,连续监测左侧感觉运动皮层的μ-α功率,并且以个体μ-α功率分布的 10%分位数为单位,通过对左侧 M1 的单次脉冲 TMS 进行重复随机靶向刺激,测量对侧手的运动诱发电位(MEP)。
我们发现μ-α功率与 MEP 幅度之间存在微弱的正相关关系。
感觉运动μ-α功率可能反映了 M1 的净易化或抑制,可能是由于μ-α 基于对来自 S1 的兴奋性和抑制性输入的抑制作用所致。