Movement-generated afference paired with transcranial magnetic stimulation: an associative stimulation paradigm


Edwards D. J., Dipietro L., Demirtas-Tatlidede A., Medeiros A. H., Thickbroom G. W., Mastaglia F. L., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION, cilt.11, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Background: A peripheral nerve stimulus can enhance or suppress the evoked response to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) depending on the latency of the preceding peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) pulse. Similarly, somatosensory afference from the passively moving limb can transiently alter corticomotor excitability, in a phase-dependent manner. The repeated association of PNS with TMS is known to modulate corticomotor excitability; however, it is unknown whether repeated passive- movement associative stimulation (MAS) has similar effects.