Department of Movement Sciences, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium; LBI - KU Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Neuroimage. 2021 Aug 15;237:118158. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118158. Epub 2021 May 12.
While it is widely accepted that motor sequence learning (MSL) is supported by a prefrontal-mediated interaction between hippocampal and striatal networks, it remains unknown whether the functional responses of these networks can be modulated in humans with targeted experimental interventions. The present proof-of-concept study employed a multimodal neuroimaging approach, including functional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and MR spectroscopy, to investigate whether individually-tailored theta-burst stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex can modulate responses in the hippocampus and the basal ganglia during motor learning. Our results indicate that while stimulation did not modulate motor performance nor task-related brain activity, it influenced connectivity patterns within hippocampo-frontal and striatal networks. Stimulation also altered the relationship between the levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the stimulated prefrontal cortex and learning-related changes in both activity and connectivity in fronto-striato-hippocampal networks. This study provides the first experimental evidence, to the best of our knowledge, that brain stimulation can alter motor learning-related functional responses in the striatum and hippocampus.
虽然人们普遍认为,运动序列学习(MSL)是由海马体和纹状体网络之间的前额叶介导的相互作用支持的,但目前尚不清楚是否可以通过靶向实验干预来调节这些网络的功能反应。本概念验证研究采用了多模态神经影像学方法,包括功能磁共振成像(MR)和磁共振波谱,以研究个体定制的背外侧前额叶经颅磁刺激是否可以调节运动学习过程中海马体和基底节的反应。我们的结果表明,虽然刺激既没有调节运动表现,也没有调节与任务相关的大脑活动,但它影响了海马体-前额叶和纹状体网络内的连接模式。刺激还改变了刺激前额叶皮层中γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)水平与额纹状体海马网络中与学习相关的活动和连接变化之间的关系。这项研究提供了迄今为止的第一个实验证据,证明大脑刺激可以改变纹状体和海马体与运动学习相关的功能反应。
Commun Biol. 2021-9-2
bioRxiv. 2024-11-21
Adv Sci (Weinh). 2024-9
Front Aging Neurosci. 2023-2-15
J Cogn Neurosci. 2021-2
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020-5-26
Neuropsychologia. 2019-11-14
Front Hum Neurosci. 2019-6-13