Interference with gesture production by theta burst stimulation over left inferior frontal cortex

Highlights ► “Theta burst stimulation (TBS) over left inferior frontal cortex significantly interfered with gestural performance, pointing to a significant role of this brain region in the control of gestures”. ► Minor temporal spatial inaccuracies in the production of gestures, captured by a sensit...

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Published in:Clinical neurophysiology 2011-06, Vol.122 (6), p.1197-1202
Main Authors: Bohlhalter, Stephan, Vanbellingen, Tim, Bertschi, Manuel, Wurtz, Pascal, Cazzoli, Dario, Nyffeler, Thomas, Hess, Christian W, Müri, René
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Biological and medical sciences
Biophysical Phenomena - physiology
Brain Mapping
Dominance, Cerebral - physiology
Electric Stimulation - methods
Electrodiagnosis. Electric activity recording
Electroencephalography
Female
Forearm - innervation
Frontal Lobe - physiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gestures
Human
Humans
Inferior parietal cortex
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Male
Medical sciences
Nervous system
Neurology
Praxis
Psychomotor Performance - physiology
Reaction Time - physiology
rTMS
Somesthesis and somesthetic pathways (proprioception, exteroception, nociception)
interoception
electrolocation. Sensory receptors
Theta burst stimulation
Time Factors
TULIA
Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs
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Summary:Highlights ► “Theta burst stimulation (TBS) over left inferior frontal cortex significantly interfered with gestural performance, pointing to a significant role of this brain region in the control of gestures”. ► Minor temporal spatial inaccuracies in the production of gestures, captured by a sensitive scoring system of the recently developed test of upper limb apraxia (TULIA), mainly accounted for the effect of TBS. ► The study demonstrated in a hitherto not reported approach that gesture performance is amenable to modulation with TBS.
ISSN:1388-2457
1872-8952
DOI:10.1016/j.clinph.2010.11.008