OBJECTIVE: Magnetoencephalography (MEG) recordings were performed to investigate the cortical activation following tactile-on and tactile-off stimulation. METHODS: We used a 306-ch whole-head MEG system and a tactile stimulator driven by a piezoelectric actuator. Tactile stimuli were applied to the tip of right index finger. The interstimulus interval was set at 2000 ms, which included a constant stimulus of 1000 ms duration. RESULTS: Prominent somatosensory evoked magnetic fields were recorded from the contralateral hemisphere at 57.5 ms and 133.0 ms after the onset of tactile-on stimulation and at 58.2 ms and 138.5 ms after the onset of tactile-off stimulation. All corresponding equivalent current dipoles (ECDs) were located in the primary somatosensory cortex (SI). Moreover, long-latency responses (168.7 ms after tactile-on stimulation, 169.8 ms after tactile-off stimulation) were detected from the ipsilateral hemisphere. The ECDs of these signals were identified in the secondary somatosensory cortex (SII). CONCLUSIONS: The somatosensory evoked magnetic fields waveforms elicited by the two tactile stimuli (tactile-on and tactile-off stimuli) with a mechanical stimulator were strikingly similar. These mechanical stimuli elicited both contralateral SI and ipsilateral SII activities. SIGNIFICANCE: Tactile stimulation with a mechanical stimulator provides new possibilities for experimental designs in studies of the human mechanoreceptor system. 2009 International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
OBJECTIVE: Magnetoencephalography (MEG) recordings were performed to investigate the cortical activation following tactile-on and tactile-off stimulation. METHODS: We used a 306-ch whole-head MEG system and a tactile stimulator driven by a piezoelectric actuator. Tactile stimuli were applied to the tip of right index finger. The interstimulus interval was set at 2000 ms, which included a constant stimulus of 1000 ms duration. RESULTS: Prominent somatosensory evoked magnetic fields were recorded from the contralateral hemisphere at 57.5 ms and 133.0 ms after the onset of tactile-on stimulation and at 58.2 ms and 138.5 ms after the onset of tactile-off stimulation. All corresponding equivalent current dipoles (ECDs) were located in the primary somatosensory cortex (SI). Moreover, long-latency responses (168.7 ms after tactile-on stimulation, 169.8 ms after tactile-off stimulation) were detected from the ipsilateral hemisphere. The ECDs of these signals were identified in the secondary somatosensory cortex (SII). CONCLUSIONS: The somatosensory evoked magnetic fields waveforms elicited by the two tactile stimuli (tactile-on and tactile-off stimuli) with a mechanical stimulator were strikingly similar. These mechanical stimuli elicited both contralateral SI and ipsilateral SII activities. SIGNIFICANCE: Tactile stimulation with a mechanical stimulator provides new possibilities for experimental designs in studies of the human mechanoreceptor system. 2009 International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors: Stefania Sozzi; Francesco Decortes; Monica Schmid; Oscar Crisafulli; Marco Schieppati Journal: Front Neurosci Date: 2018-09-11 Impact factor: 4.677
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