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ArticleBrain sciences2021

Modulation of Motor Cortex Plasticity by Repetitive Paired-Pulse TMS at Late I-Wave Intervals Is Influenced by Intracortical Excitability.

George M Opie, Ryoki Sasaki, Brodie J Hand, John G Semmler

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Article in Brain sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

George M OpieDiscipline of Physiology, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia.
Ryoki SasakiDiscipline of Physiology, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia.
Brodie J HandDiscipline of Physiology, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia.
John G SemmlerDiscipline of Physiology, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0260-8047
The University of Adelaide · AU

Funding

Australian Research Council DP200101009National Health and Medical Research Council 1139723Uehara Memorial Foundation 201830079
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The late indirect (I)-waves recruited by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) over primary motor cortex (M1) can be modulated using I-wave periodicity repetitive TMS (iTMS). The purpose of this study was to determine if the response to iTMS is influenced by different interstimulus intervals (ISIs) targeting late I-waves, and whether these responses were associated with individual variations in intracortical excitability. Seventeen young (27.2 ± 6.4 years, 12 females) healthy adults received iTMS at late I-wave intervals (4.0, 4.5, and 5.0 ms) in three separate sessions. Changes due to each intervention were examined with motor evoked potential (MEP) amplitudes and short-interval intracortical facilitation (SICF) using both posterior-anterior (PA) and anterior-posterior (AP) TMS current directions. Changes in MEP amplitude and SICF were influenced by iTMS ISI, with the greatest facilitation for ISIs at 4 and 5 ms with PA TMS, and 4 ms with AP TMS. Maximum SICF at baseline (irrespective of ISI) was associated with increased iTMS response, but only for PA stimulation. These results suggest that modifying iTMS parameters targeting late I-waves can influence M1 plasticity. They also suggest that maximum SICF may be a means by which responders to iTMS targeting the late I-waves could be identified.

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ageingcorticospinal descending volleyI-wave periodicity repetitive TMSmotor cortexshort-interval intracortical facilitationtranscranial magnetic stimulation

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PMID33477434
PMCPMC7829868
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