Giridhar P Kalamangalam1, Nitin Tandon2, Jeremy D Slater3. 1. Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: Giridhar.P.Kalamangalam@uth.tmc.edu. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA. 3. Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: No synoptic understanding exists of how and why afterdischarges (ADs) occur following electrical stimulation of the cerebral cortex. Based on human observations, we formulated a general mechanism for the emergence of ADs. METHODS: We retrospectively analysed spectra of AD time-series and control segments of the resting electrocorticogram (ECoG) in 15 epilepsy patients who underwent cortical stimulation mapping. The observations led to the development of phenomenological models for AD emergence and morphology. RESULTS: An analytical relationship exists between the spectrum of the baseline ECoG and the ensuing AD, characterised by 'condensation' of the main baseline spectral cluster, with variable inclusion of higher harmonics of the condensate. CONCLUSIONS: ADs arise by synchronisation of pre-existing local field potentials, likely through temporary inactivation of inhibitory interneurons from repetitive stimulation-induced depolarization. The appearance of higher harmonics indicates that ADs are further modulated by recurrent feedback, likely from the entrained activity of single units. SIGNIFICANCE: For the first time, a putative mechanism is suggested for AD emergence following electrical stimulation of the cerebral cortex. Insight is also offered into several empirical observations regarding ADs, detailed in the main text. More generally, a novel conceptual synthesis emerges between the behaviour of electrically-excited cortex and the physics of nonlinearly coupled multi-oscillator systems.
OBJECTIVE: No synoptic understanding exists of how and why afterdischarges (ADs) occur following electrical stimulation of the cerebral cortex. Based on human observations, we formulated a general mechanism for the emergence of ADs. METHODS: We retrospectively analysed spectra of AD time-series and control segments of the resting electrocorticogram (ECoG) in 15 epilepsypatients who underwent cortical stimulation mapping. The observations led to the development of phenomenological models for AD emergence and morphology. RESULTS: An analytical relationship exists between the spectrum of the baseline ECoG and the ensuing AD, characterised by 'condensation' of the main baseline spectral cluster, with variable inclusion of higher harmonics of the condensate. CONCLUSIONS: ADs arise by synchronisation of pre-existing local field potentials, likely through temporary inactivation of inhibitory interneurons from repetitive stimulation-induced depolarization. The appearance of higher harmonics indicates that ADs are further modulated by recurrent feedback, likely from the entrained activity of single units. SIGNIFICANCE: For the first time, a putative mechanism is suggested for AD emergence following electrical stimulation of the cerebral cortex. Insight is also offered into several empirical observations regarding ADs, detailed in the main text. More generally, a novel conceptual synthesis emerges between the behaviour of electrically-excited cortex and the physics of nonlinearly coupled multi-oscillator systems.
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