The modulatory effect of self-paced and cued motor execution on subthalamic beta-bursts in Parkinson's disease: Evidence from deep brain recordings in humans
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2022-10-01
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrodes provide an unparalleled window to record and investigate neuronal activity right at the core of pathological brain circuits. In Parkinson's disease (PD), basal ganglia beta-oscillatory activity (13–35 Hz) seems to play an outstanding role. Conventional DBS, which globally suppresses beta-activity, does not meet the requirements of a targeted treatment approach given the intricate interplay of physiological and pathological effects of beta-frequencies. Here, we wanted to characterise the local field potential (LFP) in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in terms of beta-burst prevalence, amplitude and length between movement and rest as well as during self-paced as compared to goal-directed motor control. Our electrophysiological recordings from externalised DBS-electrodes in nine patients with PD showed a marked decrease in beta-burst durations and prevalence during movement as compared to rest as well as shorter and less frequent beta-bursts during cued as compared to self-paced movements. These results underline the importance of beta-burst modulation in movement generation and are in line with the clinical observation that cued motor control is better preserved than self-paced movements. Furthermore, our findings motivate the use of adaptive DBS based on beta-bursts, which selectively trim longer beta-bursts, as it is more suitable and efficient over a range of motor behaviours than conventional DBS.
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172
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105818
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Elsevier
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Parkinson's disease; beta-bursts; Cortico-subthalamic loops; Basal ganglia; Deep brain stimulation; Local field potentials
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03827 - Gassert, Roger / Gassert, Roger