Motor cortex inhibition induced by acoustic stimulation.

Journal article

The influence of the brainstem motor system on cerebral motor areas may play an important role in motor control in health and disease. A new approach to investigate this interaction in man is combining acoustic stimulation activating the startle system with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) over the motor cortex. However, it is unclear whether the inhibition of TMS responses following acoustic stimulation occurs at the level of the motor cortex through reticulo-cortical projections or s...

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Authors: Kühn, A; Sharott, A; Trottenberg, T; Kupsch, A; Brown, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Experimental brain research
• Volume: 158
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 120-124
• Publication date: 2004-09-01
• DOI: 10.1007/s00221-004-1883-4
• EISSN: 1432-1106
• ISSN: 0014-4819
• Language: English
• Keywords: Efferent Pathways; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Startle Reaction; Acoustic Stimulation; Humans; Reflex; Auditory Pathways; Middle Aged; Aged; Parkinson Disease; Female; Motor Cortex; Electromyography; Reticular Formation; Reaction Time; Electric Stimulation; Neural Inhibition; Muscle, Skeletal; Muscle Contraction; Magnetics; Electrodes, Implanted; Male