Low-intensity repetitive paired associative stimulation targeting the motor hand area at theta frequency causes a lasting reduction in corticospinal excitability

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Low-intensity repetitive paired associative stimulation targeting the motor hand area at theta frequency causes a lasting reduction in corticospinal excitability. / Rizzo, V.; Mastroeni, C.; Maggio, R.; Terranova, C.; Girlanda, P.; Siebner, H. R.; Quartarone, A.

In: Clinical Neurophysiology, Vol. 131, No. 10, 2020, p. 2402-2409.

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Rizzo, V, Mastroeni, C, Maggio, R, Terranova, C, Girlanda, P, Siebner, HR & Quartarone, A 2020, 'Low-intensity repetitive paired associative stimulation targeting the motor hand area at theta frequency causes a lasting reduction in corticospinal excitability', Clinical Neurophysiology, vol. 131, no. 10, pp. 2402-2409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2020.06.033

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Rizzo, V., Mastroeni, C., Maggio, R., Terranova, C., Girlanda, P., Siebner, H. R., & Quartarone, A. (2020). Low-intensity repetitive paired associative stimulation targeting the motor hand area at theta frequency causes a lasting reduction in corticospinal excitability. Clinical Neurophysiology, 131(10), 2402-2409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2020.06.033

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Rizzo V, Mastroeni C, Maggio R, Terranova C, Girlanda P, Siebner HR et al. Low-intensity repetitive paired associative stimulation targeting the motor hand area at theta frequency causes a lasting reduction in corticospinal excitability. Clinical Neurophysiology. 2020;131(10):2402-2409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2020.06.033

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Rizzo, V. ; Mastroeni, C. ; Maggio, R. ; Terranova, C. ; Girlanda, P. ; Siebner, H. R. ; Quartarone, A. / Low-intensity repetitive paired associative stimulation targeting the motor hand area at theta frequency causes a lasting reduction in corticospinal excitability. In: Clinical Neurophysiology. 2020 ; Vol. 131, No. 10. pp. 2402-2409.

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title = "Low-intensity repetitive paired associative stimulation targeting the motor hand area at theta frequency causes a lasting reduction in corticospinal excitability",
abstract = "Objective: Sub-motor threshold 5 Hz repetitive paired associative stimulation (5 Hz-rPAS25ms) produces a long-lasting increase in corticospinal excitability. Assuming a spike-timing dependent plasticity-like (STDP-like) mechanism, we hypothesized that 5 Hz-rPAS at a shorter inter-stimulus interval (ISI) of 15 ms (5 Hz-rPAS15ms) would exert a lasting inhibitory effect on corticospinal excitability. Methods: 20 healthy volunteers received two minutes of 5 Hz-rPAS15ms. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was applied over the motor hotspot of the right abductor pollicis brevis muscle at 90% active motor threshold. Sub-motor threshold peripheral electrical stimulation was given to the left median nerve 15 ms before each TMS pulse. We assessed changes in mean amplitude of the unconditioned motor evoked potential (MEP), short-latency intracortical inhibition (SICI), intracortical facilitation (ICF), short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI), long-latency afferent inhibition (LAI), and cortical silent period (CSP) before and for 60 minutes after 5-Hz rPAS15ms. Results: Subthreshold 5-Hz rPAS15ms produced a 20–40% decrease in mean MEP amplitude along with an attenuation in SAI, lasting at least 60 minutes. A follow-up experiment revealed that MEP facilitation was spatially restricted to the target muscle. Conclusions: Subthreshold 5-Hz rPAS15ms effectively suppresses corticospinal excitability. Together with the facilitatory effects of subthreshold 5-Hz rPAS25ms (Quartarone et al., J Physiol 2006;575:657–670), the results show that sub-motor threshold 5-Hz rPAS induces STDP-like bidirectional plasticity in the motor cortex. Significance: The results of the present study provide a new short-time paradigm of long term depression (LTD) induction in human sensory-motor cortex.",
keywords = "Associative plasticity, Paired associative stimulation, Transcranial magnetic stimulation",
author = "V. Rizzo and C. Mastroeni and R. Maggio and C. Terranova and P. Girlanda and Siebner, {H. R.} and A. Quartarone",
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pages = "2402--2409",
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T1 - Low-intensity repetitive paired associative stimulation targeting the motor hand area at theta frequency causes a lasting reduction in corticospinal excitability

AU - Rizzo, V.

AU - Mastroeni, C.

AU - Maggio, R.

AU - Terranova, C.

AU - Girlanda, P.

AU - Siebner, H. R.

AU - Quartarone, A.

PY - 2020

Y1 - 2020

N2 - Objective: Sub-motor threshold 5 Hz repetitive paired associative stimulation (5 Hz-rPAS25ms) produces a long-lasting increase in corticospinal excitability. Assuming a spike-timing dependent plasticity-like (STDP-like) mechanism, we hypothesized that 5 Hz-rPAS at a shorter inter-stimulus interval (ISI) of 15 ms (5 Hz-rPAS15ms) would exert a lasting inhibitory effect on corticospinal excitability. Methods: 20 healthy volunteers received two minutes of 5 Hz-rPAS15ms. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was applied over the motor hotspot of the right abductor pollicis brevis muscle at 90% active motor threshold. Sub-motor threshold peripheral electrical stimulation was given to the left median nerve 15 ms before each TMS pulse. We assessed changes in mean amplitude of the unconditioned motor evoked potential (MEP), short-latency intracortical inhibition (SICI), intracortical facilitation (ICF), short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI), long-latency afferent inhibition (LAI), and cortical silent period (CSP) before and for 60 minutes after 5-Hz rPAS15ms. Results: Subthreshold 5-Hz rPAS15ms produced a 20–40% decrease in mean MEP amplitude along with an attenuation in SAI, lasting at least 60 minutes. A follow-up experiment revealed that MEP facilitation was spatially restricted to the target muscle. Conclusions: Subthreshold 5-Hz rPAS15ms effectively suppresses corticospinal excitability. Together with the facilitatory effects of subthreshold 5-Hz rPAS25ms (Quartarone et al., J Physiol 2006;575:657–670), the results show that sub-motor threshold 5-Hz rPAS induces STDP-like bidirectional plasticity in the motor cortex. Significance: The results of the present study provide a new short-time paradigm of long term depression (LTD) induction in human sensory-motor cortex.

AB - Objective: Sub-motor threshold 5 Hz repetitive paired associative stimulation (5 Hz-rPAS25ms) produces a long-lasting increase in corticospinal excitability. Assuming a spike-timing dependent plasticity-like (STDP-like) mechanism, we hypothesized that 5 Hz-rPAS at a shorter inter-stimulus interval (ISI) of 15 ms (5 Hz-rPAS15ms) would exert a lasting inhibitory effect on corticospinal excitability. Methods: 20 healthy volunteers received two minutes of 5 Hz-rPAS15ms. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was applied over the motor hotspot of the right abductor pollicis brevis muscle at 90% active motor threshold. Sub-motor threshold peripheral electrical stimulation was given to the left median nerve 15 ms before each TMS pulse. We assessed changes in mean amplitude of the unconditioned motor evoked potential (MEP), short-latency intracortical inhibition (SICI), intracortical facilitation (ICF), short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI), long-latency afferent inhibition (LAI), and cortical silent period (CSP) before and for 60 minutes after 5-Hz rPAS15ms. Results: Subthreshold 5-Hz rPAS15ms produced a 20–40% decrease in mean MEP amplitude along with an attenuation in SAI, lasting at least 60 minutes. A follow-up experiment revealed that MEP facilitation was spatially restricted to the target muscle. Conclusions: Subthreshold 5-Hz rPAS15ms effectively suppresses corticospinal excitability. Together with the facilitatory effects of subthreshold 5-Hz rPAS25ms (Quartarone et al., J Physiol 2006;575:657–670), the results show that sub-motor threshold 5-Hz rPAS induces STDP-like bidirectional plasticity in the motor cortex. Significance: The results of the present study provide a new short-time paradigm of long term depression (LTD) induction in human sensory-motor cortex.

KW - Associative plasticity

KW - Paired associative stimulation

KW - Transcranial magnetic stimulation

U2 - 10.1016/j.clinph.2020.06.033

DO - 10.1016/j.clinph.2020.06.033

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 32828043

AN - SCOPUS:85089466102

VL - 131

SP - 2402

EP - 2409

JO - Clinical Neurophysiology

JF - Clinical Neurophysiology

SN - 1388-2457

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