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Attention influences the excitability of cortical motor areas in healthy humans
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We investigated whether human attentional processes influence the size of the motor evoked potentials (MEP) facilitation and the duration of the cortical silent period (CSP) elicited by high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). In healthy subjects we assessed the effects of 5 Hz-rTMS, delivered in trains of 10 stimuli at suprathreshold intensity over the hand motor area, on the MEP size and CSP duration in different attention-demanding conditions: "relaxed," "target hand," and "non-target hand" condition. We also investigated the inhibitory effects of 1 Hz-rTMS conditioning to the premotor cortex on the 5 Hz-rTMS induced MEP facilitation. F-waves evoked by ulnar nerve stimulation were also recorded. rTMS trains elicited a larger MEP size facilitation when the subjects looked at the target hand whereas the increase in CSP duration during rTMS remained unchanged during the three attention-demanding conditions. The conditioning inhibitory stimulation delivered to the premotor cortex decreased the MEP facilitation during the "target hand" condition, leaving the MEP facilitation during the other conditions unchanged. None of the attentional conditions elicited changes in the F wave. In healthy subjects attentional processes influence the size of the MEP facilitation elicited by high-frequency rTMS and do so through premotor-to-motor connections.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Conte, A., Gilio, F., Iezzi, E., Frasca, V., Inghilleri, M., & Berardelli, A.
- Affiliations
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Berardelli, Alfredo
- Venue
- Experimental Brain Research
- Published
- 2007-05-22
- Volume
- 182
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 109-117
- ISSN
- 0014-4819 (ISSN-L)
- 1432-1106
- OpenAlex
- W1970506018
- Cited by
- 118
- References
- 48
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 3.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Experimental Brain Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Keywords
- attention, motor evoked potentials, cortical silent period, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, premotor cortex, motor cortex excitability, F-wave, hand motor area
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Attention, Conditioning, Psychological, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Electric Stimulation, Electromyography, Hand, Humans, Functional Laterality, Motor Cortex, Neuronal Plasticity, Reference Values, Spinal Cord, Ulnar Nerve, Evoked Potentials, Motor, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
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