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Cobia D, Haut MW, Revill KP, Rellick SL, Nudo RJ, Wischnewski M, Buetefisch CM. Gray matter volume of functionally relevant primary motor cortex is causally related to learning a hand motor task. Cereb Cortex 2024; 34:bhae210. [PMID: 38771243 PMCID: PMC11107379 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhae210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Variability in brain structure is associated with the capacity for behavioral change. However, a causal link between specific brain areas and behavioral change (such as motor learning) has not been demonstrated. We hypothesized that greater gray matter volume of a primary motor cortex (M1) area active during a hand motor learning task is positively correlated with subsequent learning of the task, and that the disruption of this area blocks learning of the task. Healthy participants underwent structural MRI before learning a skilled hand motor task. Next, participants performed this learning task during fMRI to determine M1 areas functionally active during this task. This functional ROI was anatomically constrained with M1 boundaries to create a group-level "Active-M1" ROI used to measure gray matter volume in each participant. Greater gray matter volume in the left hemisphere Active-M1 ROI was related to greater motor learning in the corresponding right hand. When M1 hand area was disrupted with repetitive transcranial stimulation (rTMS), learning of the motor task was blocked, confirming its causal link to motor learning. Our combined imaging and rTMS approach revealed greater cortical volume in a task-relevant M1 area is causally related to learning of a hand motor task in healthy humans.
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- Derin Cobia
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Center, 1036 KMBL, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, 33 Medical Center Dr., West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
- Department of Neurology, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, 33 Medical Center Dr., West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
- Department of Radiology, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, 33 Medical Center Dr., West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Emory University, 36 Eagle Row, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, 33 Medical Center Dr., West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, 1441 Clifton Road NE, Suite 236 C, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, 1441 Clifton Road NE, Suite 236 C, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University, 1441 Clifton Road NE, Suite 236 C, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Department of Radiology, Emory University, 1441 Clifton Road NE, Suite 236 C, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Salatino A, Sarasso P, Piedimonte A, Garbarini F, Ricci R, Berti A. Modulation of Motor Awareness: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study in the Healthy Brain. Brain Sci 2023; 13:1422. [PMID: 37891791 PMCID: PMC10605796 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13101422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Previous studies on the mechanisms underlying willed actions reported that the premotor cortex may be involved in the construction of motor awareness. However, its exact role is still under investigation. Here, we investigated the role of the dorsal premotor cortex (PMd) in motor awareness by modulating its activity applying inhibitory rTMS to PMd, before a specific motor awareness task (under three conditions: without stimulation, after rTMS and after Sham stimulation). During the task, subjects had to trace straight lines to a given target, receiving visual feedback of the line trajectories on a computer screen. Crucially, in most trials, the trajectories on the screen were deviated, and to produce straight lines, subjects had to correct their movements towards the opposite direction. After each trial, participants were asked to judge whether the line seen on the computer screen corresponded to the line actually drawn. Results show that participants in the No Stimulation condition did not recognize the perturbation until 14 degrees of deviation. Importantly, active, but not Sham, rTMS significantly modulated motor awareness, decreasing the amplitude of the angle at which participants became aware of the trajectory correction. These results suggest that PMd plays a crucial role in action self-monitoring.
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- Adriana Salatino
- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Po 14, 10123 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Po 14, 10123 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Po 14, 10123 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Po 14, 10123 Turin, Italy
- NIT—Neuroscience Institute of Turin, Via Verdi, 8, 10124 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Po 14, 10123 Turin, Italy
- NIT—Neuroscience Institute of Turin, Via Verdi, 8, 10124 Turin, Italy
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Revill KP, Barany DA, Vernon I, Rellick S, Caliban A, Tran J, Belagaje SR, Nahab F, Haut MW, Buetefisch CM. Evaluating the Abnormality of Bilateral Motor Cortex Activity in Subacute Stroke Patients Executing a Unimanual Motor Task With Increasing Demand on Precision. Front Neurol 2022; 13:836716. [PMID: 35693005 PMCID: PMC9174784 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.836716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Abnormal contralesional M1 activity is consistently reported in patients with compromised upper limb and hand function after stroke. The underlying mechanisms and functional implications of this activity are not clear, which hampers the development of treatment strategies targeting this brain area. The goal of the present study was to determine the extent to which contralesional M1 activity can be explained by the demand of a motor task, given recent evidence for increasing ipsilateral M1 activity with increasing demand in healthy age-matched controls. We hypothesized that higher activity in contralesional M1 is related to greater demand on precision in a hand motor task. fMRI data were collected from 19 patients with ischemic stroke affecting hand function in the subacute recovery phase and 31 healthy, right-handed, age-matched controls. The hand motor task was designed to parametrically modulate the demand on movement precision. Electromyography data confirmed strictly unilateral task performance by all participants. Patients showed significant impairment relative to controls in their ability to perform the task in the fMRI scanner. However, patients and controls responded similarly to an increase in demand for precision, with better performance for larger targets and poorer performance for smaller targets. Patients did not show evidence of elevated ipsilesional or contralesional M1 blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) activation relative to healthy controls and mean BOLD activation levels were not elevated for patients with poorer performance relative to patients with better task performance. While both patients and healthy controls showed demand-dependent increases in BOLD activation in both ipsilesional/contralateral and contralesional/ipsilateral hemispheres, patients with stroke were less likely to show evidence of a linear relationship between the demand on precision and BOLD activation in contralesional M1 than healthy controls. Taken together, the findings suggest that task demand affects the BOLD response in contralesional M1 in patients with stroke, though perhaps less strongly than in healthy controls. This has implications for the interpretation of reported abnormal bilateral M1 activation in patients with stroke because in addition to contralesional M1 reorganization processes it could be partially related to a response to the relatively higher demand of a motor task when completed by patients rather than by healthy controls.
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- Kate Pirog Revill
- Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
- Department of Neurology, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
- Department of Radiology, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Department of Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
- *Correspondence: Cathrin M. Buetefisch
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Palmis S, Velay JL, Habib M, Anton JL, Nazarian B, Sein J, Longcamp M. The handwriting brain in middle childhood. Dev Sci 2020; 24:e13046. [PMID: 33035404 DOI: 10.1111/desc.13046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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While the brain network supporting handwriting has previously been defined in adults, its organization in children has never been investigated. We compared the handwriting network of 23 adults and 42 children (8- to 11-year-old). Participants were instructed to write the alphabet, the days of the week, and to draw loops while being scanned. The handwriting network previously described in adults (five key regions: left dorsal premotor cortex, superior parietal lobule (SPL), fusiform and inferior frontal gyri, and right cerebellum) was also strongly activated in children. The right precentral gyrus and the right anterior cerebellum were more strongly activated in adults than in children, while the left fusiform gyrus (FuG) was more strongly activated in children than in adults. Finally, we found that, contrary to adults, children recruited prefrontal regions to complete the writing task. This constitutes the first comparative investigation of the neural correlates of writing in children and adults. Our results suggest that the network supporting handwriting is already established in middle childhood. They also highlight the major role of prefrontal regions in learning this complex skill and the importance of right precentral regions and cerebellum in the performance of automated handwriting.
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- Sarah Palmis
- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, LNC, Marseille, France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, LNC, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, INT, Inst Neurosci Timone, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, INT, Inst Neurosci Timone, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, INT, Inst Neurosci Timone, Marseille, France
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Chettouf S, Rueda-Delgado LM, de Vries R, Ritter P, Daffertshofer A. Are unimanual movements bilateral? Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2020; 113:39-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Bhattacharjee S, Kashyap R, Abualait T, Annabel Chen SH, Yoo WK, Bashir S. The Role of Primary Motor Cortex: More Than Movement Execution. J Mot Behav 2020; 53:258-274. [PMID: 32194004 DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2020.1738992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The predominant role of the primary motor cortex (M1) in motor execution is well acknowledged. However, additional roles of M1 are getting evident in humans owing to advances in noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques. This review collates such studies in humans and proposes that M1 also plays a key role in higher cognitive processes. The review commences with the studies that have investigated the nature of connectivity of M1 with other cortical regions in light of studies based on NIBS. The review then moves on to discuss the studies that have demonstrated the role of M1 in higher cognitive processes such as attention, motor learning, motor consolidation, movement inhibition, somatomotor response, and movement imagery. Overall, the purpose of the review is to highlight the additional role of M1 in motor cognition besides motor control, which remains unexplored.
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- Center for Research and Development in Learning (CRADLE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Physical Therapy Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKC Medicine), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.,Office of Educational Research, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, South Korea
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- Neuroscience Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.,Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Kantak S, Luchmee D. Contralesional motor cortex is causally engaged during more dexterous actions of the paretic hand after stroke-A Preliminary report. Neurosci Lett 2020; 720:134751. [PMID: 31931032 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.134751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Revised: 12/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Bilateral activation in motor cortex is observed during paretic hand performance after stroke; however the functional significance of contralesional motor cortex (C-M1) activation is highly debated. Particularly, it is not known if task characteristics such as dexterity influence the causal engagement of C-M1 during paretic hand performance. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was used to quantify motor corticospinal physiology of the CM1 projecting to the contralateral resting extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) and first dorsal interosseous (FDI) while eleven participants with unilateral stroke performed unimanual tasks of differing dexterity with their paretic hand. The novel finding was that compared to rest and less dexterous task (LDT), more dexterous task (MDT) performance led to increased corticospinal excitability and decreased intracortical inhibition of the C-M1 projecting to the resting FDI, but not resting ECRB. Further, using trains of repetitive TMS during MDT and LDT, we tested the behavioral relevance of C-M1 for paretic hand performance. Online rTMS perturbation to C-M1, but not to the vertex or sham stimulation led to significantly more movement errors during MDT without consistently affecting LDT performance. The present results argue for a beneficial role of C-M1 for accurate performance during dexterous motor actions with the paretic hand after stroke.
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- Shailesh Kantak
- Neuroplasticity and Motor Behavior Laboratory, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Elkins Park, PA, United States; Department of Physical Therapy, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA, United States.
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- Neuroplasticity and Motor Behavior Laboratory, Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Elkins Park, PA, United States
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Guggisberg AG, Koch PJ, Hummel FC, Buetefisch CM. Brain networks and their relevance for stroke rehabilitation. Clin Neurophysiol 2019; 130:1098-1124. [PMID: 31082786 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Stroke has long been regarded as focal disease with circumscribed damage leading to neurological deficits. However, advances in methods for assessing the human brain and in statistics have enabled new tools for the examination of the consequences of stroke on brain structure and function. Thereby, it has become evident that stroke has impact on the entire brain and its network properties and can therefore be considered as a network disease. The present review first gives an overview of current methodological opportunities and pitfalls for assessing stroke-induced changes and reorganization in the human brain. We then summarize principles of plasticity after stroke that have emerged from the assessment of networks. Thereby, it is shown that neurological deficits do not only arise from focal tissue damage but also from local and remote changes in white-matter tracts and in neural interactions among wide-spread networks. Similarly, plasticity and clinical improvements are associated with specific compensatory structural and functional patterns of neural network interactions. Innovative treatment approaches have started to target such network patterns to enhance recovery. Network assessments to predict treatment response and to individualize rehabilitation is a promising way to enhance specific treatment effects and overall outcome after stroke.
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- Adrian G Guggisberg
- Division of Neurorehabilitation, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Defitech Chair of Clinical Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics (CNP) and Brain Mind Institute (BMI), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), 1202 Geneva, Switzerland; Defitech Chair of Clinical Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics (CNP) and Brain Mind Institute (BMI), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Valais (EPFL Valais), Clinique Romande de Réadaptation, 1951 Sion, Switzerland
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- Defitech Chair of Clinical Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics (CNP) and Brain Mind Institute (BMI), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), 1202 Geneva, Switzerland; Defitech Chair of Clinical Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics (CNP) and Brain Mind Institute (BMI), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Valais (EPFL Valais), Clinique Romande de Réadaptation, 1951 Sion, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University Hospital Geneva, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Depts of Neurology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Shuster LI. Considerations for the Use of Neuroimaging Technologies for Predicting Recovery of Speech and Language in Aphasia. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 2018; 27:291-305. [PMID: 29497745 DOI: 10.1044/2018_ajslp-16-0180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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PURPOSE The number of research articles aimed at identifying neuroimaging biomarkers for predicting recovery from aphasia continues to grow. Although the clinical use of these biomarkers to determine prognosis has been proposed, there has been little discussion of how this would be accomplished. This is an important issue because the best translational science occurs when translation is considered early in the research process. The purpose of this clinical focus article is to present a framework to guide the discussion of how neuroimaging biomarkers for recovery from aphasia could be implemented clinically. METHOD The genomics literature reveals that implementing genetic testing in the real-world poses both opportunities and challenges. There is much similarity between these opportunities and challenges and those related to implementing neuroimaging testing to predict recovery in aphasia. Therefore, the Center for Disease Control's model list of questions aimed at guiding the review of genetic testing has been adapted to guide the discussion of using neuroimaging biomarkers as predictors of recovery in aphasia. CONCLUSION The adapted model list presented here is a first and useful step toward initiating a discussion of how neuroimaging biomarkers of recovery could be employed clinically to provide improved quality of care for individuals with aphasia.
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- Linda I Shuster
- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
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Huh DC, Lee JM, Oh SM, Lee JH, Van Donkelaar P, Lee DH. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Primary Somatosensory Cortex Modulates Perception of the Tendon Vibration Illusion. Percept Mot Skills 2016; 123:424-44. [PMID: 27516411 DOI: 10.1177/0031512516663715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on kinesthetic perception, when applied to the somatosensory cortex, was examined. Further, the facilitatory and inhibitory effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation using different stimulation frequencies were tested. Six female (M age = 32.0 years, SD = 6.7) and nine male (M age = 32.9 years, SD = 6.6) participants were asked to perceive the tendon vibration illusion of the left wrist joint and to replicate the illusion with their right hand. When comparing changes in the corresponding movement amplitude and velocity after three different repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation protocols (sham, 1 Hz inhibitory, and 5 Hz facilitatory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation), the movement amplitude was found to decrease with the inhibitory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, while the movement velocity respectively increased and decreased with the facilitatory and inhibitory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. These results confirmed the modulating effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on kinesthetic perception in a single experimental paradigm.
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- D C Huh
- Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Kyungi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Kyungi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Kyungi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Kyungi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Sangmyung University, Republic of Korea
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Wischnewski M, Kowalski GM, Rink F, Belagaje SR, Haut MW, Hobbs G, Buetefisch CM. Demand on skillfulness modulates interhemispheric inhibition of motor cortices. J Neurophysiol 2016; 115:2803-13. [PMID: 26961108 DOI: 10.1152/jn.01076.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The role of primary motor cortex (M1) in the control of hand movements is still unclear. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies of unimanual performance reported a relationship between level of precision of a motor task and additional ipsilateral M1 (iM1) activation. In the present study, we determined whether the demand on accuracy of a movement influences the magnitude of the inhibitory effect between primary motor cortices (IHI). We used transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to measure active IHI (aIHI) of the iM1 on the contralateral M1 (cM1) in the premovement period of a left-hand motor task. Ten healthy participants manipulated a joystick to point to targets of two different sizes. For aIHI, the conditioning stimulus (CS) was applied to iM1, and the test stimulus (TS) to cM1, with an interstimulus interval of 10 ms. The amount of the inhibitory effect of the CS on the motor-evoked potential (MEP) of the subsequent TS was expressed as percentage of the mean MEP amplitude evoked by the single TS. Across different time points of aIHI measurements in the premovement period, there was a significant effect for target size on aIHI. Preparing to point to small targets was associated with weaker aIHI compared with pointing to large targets. The present findings suggest that, during the premovement period, aIHI from iM1 on cM1 is modulated by the demand on accuracy of the motor task. This is consistent with task fMRI findings showing bilateral M1 activation during high-precision movements but only unilateral M1 activity during low-precision movements.
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- Department of Neurology and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Biostatistics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department of Neurology and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia;
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Buetefisch CM. Role of the Contralesional Hemisphere in Post-Stroke Recovery of Upper Extremity Motor Function. Front Neurol 2015; 6:214. [PMID: 26528236 PMCID: PMC4607877 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2015.00214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Identification of optimal treatment strategies to improve recovery is limited by the incomplete understanding of the neurobiological principles of recovery. Motor cortex (M1) reorganization of the lesioned hemisphere (ipsilesional M1) plays a major role in post-stroke motor recovery and is a primary target for rehabilitation therapy. Reorganization of M1 in the hemisphere contralateral to the stroke (contralesional M1) may, however, serve as an additional source of cortical reorganization and related recovery. The extent and outcome of such reorganization depends on many factors, including lesion size and time since stroke. In the chronic phase post-stroke, contralesional M1 seems to interfere with motor function of the paretic limb in a subset of patients, possibly through abnormally increased inhibition of lesioned M1 by the contralesional M1. In such patients, decreasing contralesional M1 excitability by cortical stimulation results in improved performance of the paretic limb. However, emerging evidence suggests a potentially supportive role of contralesional M1. After infarction of M1 or its corticospinal projections, there is abnormally increased excitatory neural activity and activation in contralesional M1 that correlates with favorable motor recovery. Decreasing contralesional M1 excitability in these patients may result in deterioration of paretic limb performance. In animal stroke models, reorganizational changes in contralesional M1 depend on the lesion size and rehabilitation treatment and include long-term changes in neurotransmitter systems, dendritic growth, and synapse formation. While there is, therefore, some evidence that activity in contralesional M1 will impact the extent of motor function of the paretic limb in the subacute and chronic phase post-stroke and may serve as a new target for rehabilitation treatment strategies, the precise factors that specifically influence its role in the recovery process remain to be defined.
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- Cathrin M Buetefisch
- Emory University , Atlanta, GA , USA ; Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, GA , USA
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Buetefisch CM, Revill KP, Shuster L, Hines B, Parsons M. Motor demand-dependent activation of ipsilateral motor cortex. J Neurophysiol 2014; 112:999-1009. [PMID: 24848477 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00110.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The role of ipsilateral primary motor cortex (M1) in hand motor control during complex task performance remains controversial. Bilateral M1 activation is inconsistently observed in functional (f)MRI studies of unilateral hand performance. Two factors limit the interpretation of these data. As the motor tasks differ qualitatively in these studies, it is conceivable that M1 contributions differ with the demand on skillfulness. Second, most studies lack the verification of a strictly unilateral execution of the motor task during the acquisition of imaging data. Here, we use fMRI to determine whether ipsilateral M1 activity depends on the demand for precision in a pointing task where precision varied quantitatively while movement trajectories remained equal. Thirteen healthy participants used an MRI-compatible joystick to point to targets of four different sizes in a block design. A clustered acquisition technique allowed simultaneous fMRI/EMG data collection and confirmed that movements were strictly unilateral. Accuracy of performance increased with target size. Overall, the pointing task revealed activation in contralateral and ipsilateral M1, extending into contralateral somatosensory and parietal areas. Target size-dependent activation differences were found in ipsilateral M1 extending into the temporal/parietal junction, where activation increased with increasing demand on accuracy. The results suggest that ipsilateral M1 is active during the execution of a unilateral motor task and that its activity is modulated by the demand on precision.
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- Cathrin M Buetefisch
- Department. of Neurology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia; Department of Physiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia; Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; and
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- Center for Advanced Brain Imaging, Georgia State University/Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Speech Pathology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department. of Neurology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department of Behavioral Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Levasseur-Moreau J, Brunelin J, Fecteau S. Non-invasive brain stimulation can induce paradoxical facilitation. Are these neuroenhancements transferable and meaningful to security services? Front Hum Neurosci 2013; 7:449. [PMID: 23966923 PMCID: PMC3743213 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Accepted: 07/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
For ages, we have been looking for ways to enhance our physical and cognitive capacities in order to augment our security. One potential way to enhance our capacities may be to externally stimulate the brain. Methods of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS), such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial electrical stimulation (tES), have been recently developed to modulate brain activity. Both techniques are relatively safe and can transiently modify motor and cognitive functions outlasting the stimulation period. The purpose of this paper is to review data suggesting that NIBS can enhance motor and cognitive performance in healthy volunteers. We frame these findings in the context of whether they may serve security purposes. Specifically, we review studies reporting that NIBS induces paradoxical facilitation in motor (precision, speed, strength, acceleration endurance, and execution of daily motor task) and cognitive functions (attention, impulsive behavior, risk-taking, working memory, planning, and deceptive capacities). Although transferability and meaningfulness of these NIBS-induced paradoxical facilitations into real-life situations are not clear yet, NIBS may contribute at improving training of motor and cognitive functions relevant for military, civil, and forensic security services. This is an enthusiastic perspective that also calls for fair and open debates on the ethics of using NIBS in healthy individuals to enhance normal functions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jean Levasseur-Moreau
- Faculté de Médecine, Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Réadaptation et en Intégration Sociale, Centre de Recherche del'Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec, Université LavalQuebec City, QC, Canada
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- Faculté de Médecine, Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Réadaptation et en Intégration Sociale, Centre de Recherche del'Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec, Université LavalQuebec City, QC, Canada
- Centre Hospitalier le Vinatier, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon IVilleurbanne, Bron, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Réadaptation et en Intégration Sociale, Centre de Recherche del'Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec, Université LavalQuebec City, QC, Canada
- Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA, USA
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Stoeckel MC, Morgenroth F, Buetefisch CM, Seitz RJ. Differential grey matter changes in sensorimotor cortex related to exceptional fine motor skills. PLoS One 2012; 7:e51900. [PMID: 23300575 PMCID: PMC3530578 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2011] [Accepted: 11/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Functional changes in sensorimotor representation occur in response to use and lesion throughout life. Emerging evidence suggests that functional changes are paralleled by respective macroscopic structural changes. In the present study we used voxel-based morphometry to investigate sensorimotor cortex in subjects with congenitally malformed upper extremities. We expected increased or decreased grey matter to parallel the enlarged or reduced functional representations we reported previously. More specifically, we expected decreased grey matter values in lateral sensorimotor cortex related to compromised hand function and increased grey matter values in medial sensorimotor cortex due to compensatory foot use. We found a medial cluster of grey matter increase in subjects with frequent, hand-like compensatory foot use. This increase was predominantly seen for lateral premotor, supplementary motor, and motor areas and only marginally involved somatosensory cortex. Contrary to our expectation, subjects with a reduced number of fingers, who had shown shrinkage of the functional hand representation previously, did not show decreased grey matter values within lateral sensorimotor cortex. Our data suggest that functional plastic changes in sensorimotor cortex can be associated with increases in grey matter but may also occur in otherwise macroscopically normal appearing grey matter volumes. Furthermore, macroscopic structural changes in motor and premotor areas may be observed without respective changes in somatosensory cortex.
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- M Cornelia Stoeckel
- Department of Systems Neuroscience, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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Groiss SJ, Netz J, Lange HW, Buetefisch CM. Frequency dependent effects of rTMS on motor and cognitive functions in Huntington’s disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.baga.2011.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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