Changes in Corticospinal Circuits During Premovement Facilitation in Physiological Conditions

• Published in: Frontiers in human neuroscience Vol. 15; p. 684013
• Main Authors: Cirillo, Giovanni, Di Vico, Ilaria Antonella, Emadi Andani, Mehran, Morgante, Francesca, Sepe, Giovanna, Tessitore, Alessandro, Bologna, Matteo, Tinazzi, Michele
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Frontiers Research Foundation 21.06.2021; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Cortex (motor); Electromyography; Excitability; Magnetic fields; MEP; motor cortex; Motor evoked potentials; Neuroscience; Physiology; premovement facilitation; Pyramidal tracts; reaction time; Reaction time task; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Visual pathways

Changes in corticospinal excitability have been well documented in the preparatory period before movement, however, their mechanisms and physiological role have not been entirely elucidated. We aimed to investigate the functional changes of excitatory corticospinal circuits during a reaction time (R...