Dual-site TMS as a tool to probe effective interactions within the motor network: a review

S Van Malderen, M Hehl, S Verstraelen… - Reviews in the …, 2023 - degruyter.com
Dual-site transcranial magnetic stimulation (ds-TMS) is well suited to investigate the causal
effect of distant brain regions on the primary motor cortex, both at rest and during motor …

Brain activity underlying muscle relaxation

K Kato, T Vogt, K Kanosue - Frontiers in physiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Fine motor control of not only muscle contraction but also muscle relaxation is required for
appropriate movements in both daily life and sports. Movement disorders such as …

The recruitment of indirect waves within primary motor cortex during motor imagery: A directional transcranial magnetic stimulation study

C Neige, V Ciechelski, F Lebon - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Motor imagery (MI) refers to the mental simulation of an action without overt movement.
While numerous transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) studies provided evidence for a …

[HTML][HTML] Neuromodulation of the Cerebellum for Motor Applications: A Systematic Review

KG Warthen, NC Walker, BD Wicklund… - Journal of Integrative …, 2024 - imrpress.com
Background: Despite the connections and clear importance of the cerebellum in motor
function, research utilizing cerebellar neuromodulation for treatment of movement disorders …

Impact of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to the cerebellum on performance of a ballistic targeting movement

A Matsugi, S Nishishita, N Yoshida, H Tanaka… - The Cerebellum, 2023 - Springer
This study aimed to investigate the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
(rTMS) of the cerebellum on changes in motor performance during a series of repetitive …

Cerebellar repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation has no effect on contraction-induced facilitation of corticospinal excitability

A Matsugi, A Tsuzaki, S Jinai, Y Okada, N Mori… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
This study aimed to investigate whether the cerebellum contributes to contraction-induced
facilitation (CIF) of contralateral corticospinal excitability. To this end, repetitive cerebellar …

Cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation modulates the effect of cerebellar transcranial magnetic stimulation on the excitability of spinal reflex

A Matsugi, Y Okada - Neuroscience Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Cerebellar transcranial magnetic stimulation (C-TMS) facilitates the ipsilateral soleus H-
reflex, which reflects the excitability of the spinal motoneuron pool. This study aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Mental practice modulates functional connectivity between the cerebellum and the primary motor cortex

DR Monany, F Lebon, W Dupont, C Papaxanthis - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Our brain has the extraordinary capacity to improve motor skills through mental practice.
Conceptually, this ability is attributed to internal forward models, which are cerebellar neural …

Cerebellar transcranial magnetic stimulation reduces the silent period on hand muscle electromyography during force control

A Matsugi, S Douchi, K Suzuki, K Oku, N Mori… - Brain Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to investigate whether cerebellar transcranial magnetic stimulation (C-
TMS) affected the cortical silent period (cSP) induced by TMS over the primary motor cortex …

A theoretical perspective on action consequences in action imagery: internal prediction as an essential mechanism to detect errors: a commentary on Rieger et al …

F Lebon - Psychological Research, 2024 - Springer
In this position paper, the authors support with recent behavioral findings the theory of
internal simulations during motor imagery, initiated in the 90's. In this commentary, I will …