Continuous theta burst stimulation inhibits the bilateral hemispheres

  • Ruiping Hu
  • , Yulian Zhu
  • , Xinwei Tang
  • , Xiaoxia Du
  • , Hui Zhang
  • , Qiaoyun Liu
  • , Junfa Wu
  • , Shunjuan Fan
  • , Youguo Hao*
  • , Yi Wu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Transcranial magnetic stimulation induces changes in the cerebral cortex functions, either unilaterally or bilaterally. Here, we combined evoked potential recording and functional brain imaging to analyze the modulating effects of continuous theta burst stimulation in bilateral motor regions of the adult human cortex. We detected concurrent inhibition of the bilateral motor regions following stimulation, as evidenced by both the electrophysiological and imaging results. Our findings supported the notion that magnetic stimulation is able to modulate the contralateral hemisphere through the callosal connectivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)134-139
Number of pages6
JournalNeuroscience Letters
Volume657
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Sep 2017

Keywords

  • Brain imaging
  • Continuous theta burst stimulation
  • Motor evoked potential
  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation

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