Downloads provided by UsageCounts
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in combination with neuroimaging techniques allows to measure the effects of a direct perturbation of the brain. When coupled with high-density electroencephalography (TMS/hd-EEG), TMS pulses revealed electrophysiological signatures of different cortical modules in health and disease. However, the neural underpinnings of these signatures remain unclear. Here, by applying multimodal analyses of cortical response to TMS recordings and diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) tractography, we investigated the relationship between functional and structural features of different cortical modules in a cohort of awake healthy volunteers. For each subject, we computed directed functional connectivity interactions between cortical areas from the source-reconstructed TMS/hd-EEG recordings and correlated them with the correspondent structural connectivity matrix extracted from dMRI tractography, in three different frequency bands (α, β, γ) and two sites of stimulation (left precuneus and left premotor). Each stimulated area appeared to mainly respond to TMS by being functionally elicited in specific frequency bands, that is, β for precuneus and γ for premotor. We also observed a temporary decrease in the whole-brain correlation between directed functional connectivity and structural connectivity after TMS in all frequency bands. Notably, when focusing on the stimulated areas only, we found that the structure-function correlation significantly increases over time in the premotor area controlateral to TMS. Our study points out the importance of taking into account the major role played by different cortical oscillations when investigating the mechanisms for integration and segregation of information in the human brain.
Adult, Male, TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION, TMS/EEG, CONNECTOME, Sciences de la santé humaine, structure-function, Cohort Studies, Young Adult, Neurologie, transcranial magnetic stimulation, Medicine and Health Sciences, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Humans, structural connectivity, EEG, Human health sciences, Wakefulness, Evoked Potentials, Brain Mapping, CONSCIOUSNESS, brain connectivity, Brain, LOCALIZATION, TRACTOGRAPHY, Electroencephalography, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, DIFFUSION, Healthy Volunteers, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neurology, Nonlinear Dynamics, DTI, time series analysis, TMS, brain-directed functional connectivity, Female, CORTICAL EFFECTIVE CONNECTIVITY, directed functional connectivity, MRI, RESPONSES
Adult, Male, TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION, TMS/EEG, CONNECTOME, Sciences de la santé humaine, structure-function, Cohort Studies, Young Adult, Neurologie, transcranial magnetic stimulation, Medicine and Health Sciences, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Humans, structural connectivity, EEG, Human health sciences, Wakefulness, Evoked Potentials, Brain Mapping, CONSCIOUSNESS, brain connectivity, Brain, LOCALIZATION, TRACTOGRAPHY, Electroencephalography, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, DIFFUSION, Healthy Volunteers, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neurology, Nonlinear Dynamics, DTI, time series analysis, TMS, brain-directed functional connectivity, Female, CORTICAL EFFECTIVE CONNECTIVITY, directed functional connectivity, MRI, RESPONSES
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 26 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Top 10% | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% |
| views | 4 | |
| downloads | 4 |

Views provided by UsageCounts
Downloads provided by UsageCounts