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Tatti E, Cacciola A, Carrara F, Luciani A, Quartarone A, Ghilardi MF. Movement-related ERS and connectivity in the gamma frequency decrease with practice. Neuroimage 2023; 284:120444. [PMID: 37926216 PMCID: PMC10758293 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Previous work showed that movements are accompanied by modulation of electroencephalographic (EEG) activity in both beta (13-30 Hz) and gamma (>30 Hz) ranges. The amplitude of beta event-related synchronization (ERS) is not linked to movement characteristics, but progressively increases with motor practice, returning to baseline after a period of rest. Conversely, movement-related gamma ERS amplitude is proportional to movement distance and velocity. Here, high-density EEG was recorded in 51 healthy subjects to investigate whether i) three-hour practice in two learning tasks, one with a motor component and one without, affects gamma ERS amplitude and connectivity during a motor reaching test, and ii) 90-minutes of either sleep or quiet rest have an effect on gamma oscillatory activity. We found that, while gamma ERS was appropriately scaled to the target extent at all testing points, its amplitude decreased after practice, independently of the type of interposed learning, and after both quiet wake and nap, with partial correlations with subjective fatigue scores. During movement execution, connectivity patterns within fronto-parieto-occipital electrodes, over areas associated with attentional networks, decreased after both practice and after 90-minute rest. While confirming the prokinetic nature of movement-related gamma ERS, these findings demonstrated the preservation of gamma ERS scaling to movement velocity with practice, despite constant amplitude reduction. We thus speculate that such decreases, differently from the practice-related increases of beta ERS, are related to reduced attention or working memory mechanisms due to fatigue or a switch of strategy toward automatization of movement execution and do not specifically reflect plasticity phenomena.
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Affiliation(s)
- Elisa Tatti
- Department of Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences, CUNY, School of Medicine, New York, NY 10031, United States.
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- Brain Mapping Lab, Department of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy; Center for Complex Network Intelligence (CCNI), Tsinghua Laboratory of Brain and Intelligence (THBI), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Mathematics, Polytechnic University of Milan, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences, CUNY, School of Medicine, New York, NY 10031, United States; Section of Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS-Centro Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo, S.S. 113, Via Palermo, C. da Casazza, 98124 Messina, Italy.
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences, CUNY, School of Medicine, New York, NY 10031, United States.
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Hamada H, Wen W, Kawasaki T, Yamashita A, Asama H. Characteristics of EEG power spectra involved in the proficiency of motor learning. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1094658. [PMID: 37492406 PMCID: PMC10364476 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1094658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Neuromodulation techniques for modulating brain activity can affect performance in a variety of behaviors. Techniques including transcranial alternating current stimulation and random noise stimulation can modulate neural oscillations. However, the intervention effect of neuromodulation approaches on motor learning is poor, partly because the electroencephalography (EEG) power spectra associated with the motor learning process has not yet been fully elucidated. Therefore, we investigated the characteristics of EEG power spectra in the process of motor learning in 15 right-handed healthy participants (5 females; mean age = 22.8 ± 3.0 years). The motor task was a ball-rotation task in which participants rotated two balls in the palm of their left hand. Participants performed a pre-test, the motor learning tasks, and a post-test. In the motor learning tasks, twenty 60 s trials were performed in the clockwise (CW) direction. Before and after the motor learning tasks, CW and counterclockwise (CCW; control condition) tasks were performed for 60 s each as pre- and post-tests. Therefore, CW direction was set as a motor learning task, while CCW was a test-only control task. EEG was recorded during the tests and tasks, and the power spectra in the alpha, beta, and gamma oscillations were calculated and compared between pre- and post-tests. The results showed that in the CW post-test, the power of the gamma band in the left parietal areas and the right frontal area was significantly higher than in the pre-test. In the CCW, there was no significant difference in each band at each area between the pre- and post-tests. Our findings reveal the characteristics of the EEG spectra related to the motor learning process. These results may help to establish more effective neuromodulation approaches to modifying neural oscillations in motor learning, including in rehabilitation fields.
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- Hiroyuki Hamada
- Department of Precision Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Precision Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Psychology, Rikkyo University, Niiza, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Tokyo International University, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Precision Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Precision Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Mariman JJ, Bruna-Melo T, Gutierrez-Rodriguez R, Maldonado PE, Burgos PI. Event-related (de)synchronization and potential in whole vs. part sensorimotor learning. Front Syst Neurosci 2023; 17:1045940. [PMID: 37025165 PMCID: PMC10070693 DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2023.1045940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Background There are different ways to learn a sensorimotor task. This research focuses on whole versus part learning in a complex video game that involves sensorimotor adaptations and skill learning. The primary aim of this research is to compare the changes in (1) event-related potentials (ERP) and (2) Alpha and Beta event-related desynchronization/synchronization [ERD(S)] of EEG between whole and part practice protocols. Materials and methods 18 Healthy young participants practiced for 5 days a video game with distorted kinematic (advancing skill) and dynamic features (shooting skill) to test the ability to combine sensorimotor skill components learned modularly (part learning, 9 participants) or combined (whole practice, 9 participants). We examined ERP and ERD(S) in EEG channels in the baseline test (day 1) and the retention test (day 5), dissociating epochs with advancing or shooting. We focus the analysis on the main activity of ERP or ERD(S) in different time windows. Results In the advancing epochs (distorted kinematic), both groups showed a decrease in time for ERP and an increase in Beta ERD activity in central and posterior channels. In the shooting epochs (distorted dynamic), the Whole group showed a decrease in time for ERPs in anterior and central-posterior channels. Additionally, the shooting ERS in the Beta band decreases within sessions in central channels, particularly for the Part group. Conclusion Neural correlates of kinematic and dynamic control [ERP and ERD(S)] were modulated by sensorimotor learning, which reflects the effect of the type of practice on the execution and the evaluation of the action. These results can be linked with our previous report, where the simultaneous practice of kinematic and dynamic distortions takes advantage of the motor performance on retention tests, indicating a more automatic control for the whole practice group.
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- Juan J. Mariman
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Cognition and Sensorimotor Behavior Lab, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Arts and Physical Education, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Santiago, Chile
- Nucleus in Wellbeing and Human Development, Education Research Center (CIE-UMCE), Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Santiago, Chile
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- Cognition and Sensorimotor Behavior Lab, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Arts and Physical Education, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Santiago, Chile
- Motor Learning and Neurorehabilitation Lab, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Neuro Systems Lab, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Motor Learning and Neurorehabilitation Lab, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- *Correspondence: Pablo I. Burgos,
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Peter J, Ferraioli F, Mathew D, George S, Chan C, Alalade T, Salcedo SA, Saed S, Tatti E, Quartarone A, Ghilardi MF. Movement-related beta ERD and ERS abnormalities in neuropsychiatric disorders. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:1045715. [PMID: 36507340 PMCID: PMC9726921 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1045715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Movement-related oscillations in the beta range (from 13 to 30 Hz) have been observed over sensorimotor areas with power decrease (i.e., event-related desynchronization, ERD) during motor planning and execution followed by an increase (i.e., event-related synchronization, ERS) after the movement's end. These phenomena occur during active, passive, imaged, and observed movements. Several electrophysiology studies have used beta ERD and ERS as functional indices of sensorimotor integrity, primarily in diseases affecting the motor system. Recent literature also highlights other characteristics of beta ERD and ERS, implying their role in processes not strictly related to motor function. Here we review studies about movement-related ERD and ERS in diseases characterized by motor dysfunction, including Parkinson's disease, dystonia, stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and multiple sclerosis. We also review changes of beta ERD and ERS reported in physiological aging, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia, three conditions without overt motor symptoms. The review of these works shows that ERD and ERS abnormalities are present across the spectrum of the examined pathologies as well as development and aging. They further suggest that cognition and movement are tightly related processes that may share common mechanisms regulated by beta modulation. Future studies with a multimodal approach are warranted to understand not only the specific topographical dynamics of movement-related beta modulation but also the general meaning of beta frequency changes occurring in relation to movement and cognitive processes at large. Such an approach will provide the foundation to devise and implement novel therapeutic approaches to neuropsychiatric disorders.
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- Jaime Peter
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States,*Correspondence: Elisa Tatti,
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- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo-Piemonte, Messina, Italy,Angelo Quartarone,
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States,M. Felice Ghilardi,
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Miasnikova A, Franz E. Brain dynamics in alpha and beta frequencies underlies response activation during readiness of goal-directed hand movement. Neurosci Res 2022; 180:36-47. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2022.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Tatti E, Ferraioli F, Cacciola A, Chan C, Quartarone A, Ghilardi MF. Modulation of Gamma Spectral Amplitude and Connectivity During Reaching Predicts Peak Velocity and Movement Duration. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:836703. [PMID: 35281507 PMCID: PMC8908429 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.836703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Modulation of gamma oscillations recorded from the human motor cortex and basal ganglia appears to play a key role in movement execution. However, there are still major questions to be answered about the specific role of cortical gamma activity in both the planning and execution of movement features such as the scaling of peak velocity and movement time. In this study, we characterized movement-related gamma oscillatory dynamics and its relationship with kinematic parameters based on 256-channels EEG recordings in 64 healthy subjects while performing fast and uncorrected reaching movements to targets located at three distances. In keeping with previous studies, we found that movement-related gamma synchronization occurred during movement execution. As a new finding, we showed that gamma synchronization occurred also before movement onset, with planning and execution phases involving different gamma peak frequencies and topographies. Importantly, the amplitude of gamma synchronization in both planning and execution increased with target distance and predicted peak velocity and movement time. Additional analysis of phase coherence revealed a gamma-coordinated long-range network involving occipital, frontal and central regions during movement execution that was positively related to kinematic features. This is the first evidence in humans supporting the notion that gamma synchronization amplitude and phase coherence pattern can reliably predict peak velocity amplitude and movement time. Therefore, these findings suggest that cortical gamma oscillations have a crucial role for the selection, implementation and control of the appropriate kinematic parameters of goal-directed reaching movements.
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- Elisa Tatti
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, City University of New York (CUNY), School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
- *Correspondence: Elisa Tatti,
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, City University of New York (CUNY), School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, City University of New York (CUNY), School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, City University of New York (CUNY), School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
- Maria Felice Ghilardi,
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