Puzzo, Ignazio and Cooper, Nicholas R and Cantarella, Simona and Fitzgerald, Paul B and Russo, Riccardo (2013) The effect of rTMS over the inferior parietal lobule on EEG sensorimotor reactivity differs according to self-reported traits of autism in typically developing individuals. Brain Research, 1541. pp. 33-41. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2013.10.016
Puzzo, Ignazio and Cooper, Nicholas R and Cantarella, Simona and Fitzgerald, Paul B and Russo, Riccardo (2013) The effect of rTMS over the inferior parietal lobule on EEG sensorimotor reactivity differs according to self-reported traits of autism in typically developing individuals. Brain Research, 1541. pp. 33-41. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2013.10.016
Puzzo, Ignazio and Cooper, Nicholas R and Cantarella, Simona and Fitzgerald, Paul B and Russo, Riccardo (2013) The effect of rTMS over the inferior parietal lobule on EEG sensorimotor reactivity differs according to self-reported traits of autism in typically developing individuals. Brain Research, 1541. pp. 33-41. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2013.10.016
Abstract
Previous research suggested that EEG markers of mirror neuron system activation may differ, in the normal population as a function of different levels of the autistic spectrum quotient; (AQ). The present study aimed at modulating the EEG sensorimotor reactivity induced by hand movement observation by means of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied to the inferior parietal lobule. We examined how the resulting rTMS modulation differed in relation to the self-reported autistic traits in the typically developing population. Results showed that during sham stimulation, all participants had significantly greater sensorimotor alpha reactivity (motor cortex - C electrodes) when observing hand movements compared to static hands. This sensorimotor alpha reactivity difference was reduced during active rTMS stimulation. Results also revealed that in the average AQ group at sham there was a significant increase in low beta during hand movement than static hand observation (pre-motor areas - FC electrodes) and that (like alpha over the C electrodes) this difference is abolished when active rTMS is delivered. Participants with high AQ scores showed no significant difference in low beta sensorimotor reactivity between active and sham rTMS during static hand or hand movement observation. These findings suggest that unlike sham, active rTMS over the IPL modulates the oscillatory activity of the low beta frequency of a distal area, namely the anterior sector of the sensorimotor cortex, when participants observe videos of static hand. Importantly, this modulation differs according to the degree of self-reported traits of autism in a typically developing population. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | EEG/repetitive TMS; Human Minor Neuron System; Traits of Autism in the normal population; Sensorimotor reactivity |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Psychology, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 14 May 2014 15:07 |
Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2024 19:44 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/9342 |
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