scholarly journals Prolonged Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation of the Motor Cortex Modulates Cortical Excitability But not Pain Perception

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Klírová ◽  
Martin Hejzlar ◽  
Lenka Kostýlková ◽  
Pavel Mohr ◽  
Richard Rokyta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Cortex ◽  
Pain Perception ◽  
Cortical Excitability ◽  
Theta Burst Stimulation ◽  
Burst Stimulation ◽  
Theta Burst ◽  
Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation ◽  
Stimulation Of

Theta burst stimulation of the motor cortex reduces laser-evoked pain perception

Neuroreport ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Csaba Poreisz ◽  
Gábor Csifcsák ◽  
Andrea Antal ◽  
Maik Levold ◽  
Ferdinand Hillers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Cortex ◽  
Pain Perception ◽  
Theta Burst Stimulation ◽  
Burst Stimulation ◽  
Theta Burst ◽  
Stimulation Of

scholarly journals Obesity is Associated with Reduced Plasticity of the Human Motor Cortex

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 579
Author(s):  
Sophia X. Sui ◽  
Michael C. Ridding ◽  
Brenton Hordacre
Keyword(s):  
Motor Cortex ◽  
Evoked Potential ◽  
Cortical Excitability ◽  
Motor Evoked Potential ◽  
Healthy Weight ◽  
Theta Burst Stimulation ◽  
Burst Stimulation ◽  
Weight Group ◽  
Theta Burst ◽  
Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation

Obesity is characterised by excessive body fat and is associated with several detrimental health conditions, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes. There is some evidence that people who are obese have structural and functional brain alterations and cognitive deficits. It may be that these neurophysiological and behavioural consequences are underpinned by altered plasticity. This study investigated the relationship between obesity and plasticity of the motor cortex in people who were considered obese (n = 14, nine males, aged 35.4 ± 14.3 years) or healthy weight (n = 16, seven males, aged 26.3 ± 8.5 years). A brain stimulation protocol known as continuous theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation was applied to the motor cortex to induce a brief suppression of cortical excitability. The suppression of cortical excitability was quantified using single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation to record and measure the amplitude of the motor evoked potential in a peripheral hand muscle. Therefore, the magnitude of suppression of the motor evoked potential by continuous theta burst stimulation was used as a measure of the capacity for plasticity of the motor cortex. Our results demonstrate that the healthy-weight group had a significant suppression of cortical excitability following continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS), but there was no change in excitability for the obese group. Comparing the response to cTBS between groups demonstrated that there was an impaired plasticity response for the obese group when compared to the healthy-weight group. This might suggest that the capacity for plasticity is reduced in people who are obese. Given the importance of plasticity for human behaviour, our results add further emphasis to the potentially detrimental health effects of obesity.

Subdural Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation of the Motor Cortex in Essential Tremor

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 840-842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Picillo ◽  
Elena Moro ◽  
Mark Edwards ◽  
Vincenzo Di Lazzaro ◽  
Andres M. Lozano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Cortex ◽  
Essential Tremor ◽  
Theta Burst Stimulation ◽  
Burst Stimulation ◽  
Theta Burst ◽  
Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation ◽  
Stimulation Of

Continuous theta-burst stimulation of the primary motor cortex in essential tremor

2012 ◽  
Vol 123 (5) ◽  
pp. 1010-1015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helge Hellriegel ◽  
Eva M. Schulz ◽  
Hartwig R. Siebner ◽  
Günther Deuschl ◽  
Jan H. Raethjen
Keyword(s):  
Motor Cortex ◽  
Essential Tremor ◽  
Primary Motor Cortex ◽  
Theta Burst Stimulation ◽  
Burst Stimulation ◽  
Theta Burst ◽  
Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation ◽  
Stimulation Of
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