The Number or Type of Stimuli Used for Somatosensory Stimulation Affected the Modulation of Corticospinal Excitability

Motor evoked potentials (MEPs) evoked by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) a few milliseconds after this cortical activity following electrical stimulation (ES) result in an inhibition comparable to that by TMS alone; this is called short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI). Cortical activity is...

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Autores principales: Sho Kojima, Shota Miyaguchi, Hirotake Yokota, Kei Saito, Yasuto Inukai, Naofumi Otsuru, Hideaki Onishi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4a65cb52601e4ad4b779a967314ab7492021-11-25T16:58:26ZThe Number or Type of Stimuli Used for Somatosensory Stimulation Affected the Modulation of Corticospinal Excitability10.3390/brainsci111114942076-3425https://doaj.org/article/4a65cb52601e4ad4b779a967314ab7492021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/11/1494https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3425Motor evoked potentials (MEPs) evoked by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) a few milliseconds after this cortical activity following electrical stimulation (ES) result in an inhibition comparable to that by TMS alone; this is called short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI). Cortical activity is observed after mechanical tactile stimulation (MS) and is affected by the number of stimuli by ES. We determined the effects of somatosensory stimulus methods and multiple conditioning stimuli on SAI in 19 participants. In experiment 1, the interstimulus intervals between the conditioning stimulation and TMS were 25, 27 and 29 ms for ES and 28, 30 and 32 ms for MS. In experiment 2, we used 1, 2, 3 and 4 conditioning stimulations of ES and MS. The interstimulus interval between the ES or MS and TMS was 27 or 30 ms, respectively. In experiment 1, MEPs were significantly decreased in both the ES and MS conditions. In experiment 2, MEPs after ES were significantly decreased in all conditions. Conversely, MEPs after MS were significantly decreased after one stimulus and increased after four stimulations, indicating the SAI according to the number of stimuli. Therefore, the somatosensory stimulus methods and multiple conditioning stimuli affected the SAI.Sho KojimaShota MiyaguchiHirotake YokotaKei SaitoYasuto InukaiNaofumi OtsuruHideaki OnishiMDPI AGarticletranscranial magnetic stimulationmechanical tactile stimulationelectrical stimulationshort-latency afferent stimulationNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571ENBrain Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 1494, p 1494 (2021)
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topic transcranial magnetic stimulation
mechanical tactile stimulation
electrical stimulation
short-latency afferent stimulation
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
spellingShingle transcranial magnetic stimulation
mechanical tactile stimulation
electrical stimulation
short-latency afferent stimulation
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
Sho Kojima
Shota Miyaguchi
Hirotake Yokota
Kei Saito
Yasuto Inukai
Naofumi Otsuru
Hideaki Onishi
The Number or Type of Stimuli Used for Somatosensory Stimulation Affected the Modulation of Corticospinal Excitability
description Motor evoked potentials (MEPs) evoked by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) a few milliseconds after this cortical activity following electrical stimulation (ES) result in an inhibition comparable to that by TMS alone; this is called short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI). Cortical activity is observed after mechanical tactile stimulation (MS) and is affected by the number of stimuli by ES. We determined the effects of somatosensory stimulus methods and multiple conditioning stimuli on SAI in 19 participants. In experiment 1, the interstimulus intervals between the conditioning stimulation and TMS were 25, 27 and 29 ms for ES and 28, 30 and 32 ms for MS. In experiment 2, we used 1, 2, 3 and 4 conditioning stimulations of ES and MS. The interstimulus interval between the ES or MS and TMS was 27 or 30 ms, respectively. In experiment 1, MEPs were significantly decreased in both the ES and MS conditions. In experiment 2, MEPs after ES were significantly decreased in all conditions. Conversely, MEPs after MS were significantly decreased after one stimulus and increased after four stimulations, indicating the SAI according to the number of stimuli. Therefore, the somatosensory stimulus methods and multiple conditioning stimuli affected the SAI.
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author Sho Kojima
Shota Miyaguchi
Hirotake Yokota
Kei Saito
Yasuto Inukai
Naofumi Otsuru
Hideaki Onishi
author_facet Sho Kojima
Shota Miyaguchi
Hirotake Yokota
Kei Saito
Yasuto Inukai
Naofumi Otsuru
Hideaki Onishi
author_sort Sho Kojima
title The Number or Type of Stimuli Used for Somatosensory Stimulation Affected the Modulation of Corticospinal Excitability
title_short The Number or Type of Stimuli Used for Somatosensory Stimulation Affected the Modulation of Corticospinal Excitability
title_full The Number or Type of Stimuli Used for Somatosensory Stimulation Affected the Modulation of Corticospinal Excitability
title_fullStr The Number or Type of Stimuli Used for Somatosensory Stimulation Affected the Modulation of Corticospinal Excitability
title_full_unstemmed The Number or Type of Stimuli Used for Somatosensory Stimulation Affected the Modulation of Corticospinal Excitability
title_sort number or type of stimuli used for somatosensory stimulation affected the modulation of corticospinal excitability
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/4a65cb52601e4ad4b779a967314ab749
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