Paired Associative Stimulation drives the emergence of motor resonance [PDF]
Background: Associative plasticity, the neurophysiological bases of Hebbian learning, has been implied in the formation of the association between sensory and motor representations of actions in the Mirror Neuron System; however, such inductor role still
Giacomo Guidali +2 more
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Modulation of Human Corticospinal Excitability by Paired Associative Stimulation [PDF]
Paired Associative Stimulation (PAS) has come to prominence as a potential therapeutic intervention for the treatment of brain injury/disease, and as an experimental method with which to investigate Hebbian principles of neural plasticity in humans ...
Richard G. Carson +3 more
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Paired associative stimulation of the auditory system: a proof-of-principle study. [PDF]
BackgroundPaired associative stimulation (PAS) consisting of repeated application of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) pulses and contingent exteroceptive stimuli has been shown to induce neuroplastic effects in the motor and somatosensory system ...
Martin Schecklmann +10 more
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Rapid-rate paired associative stimulation over the primary somatosensory cortex. [PDF]
Rapid-rate paired associative stimulation (rPAS) involves repeat pairing of peripheral nerve stimulation and Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) pulses at a 5 Hz frequency.
Philemon Tsang +2 more
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Paired Associative Stimulation as a Tool to Assess Plasticity Enhancers in Chronic Stroke [PDF]
Background and PurposeThe potential for adaptive plasticity in the post-stroke brain is difficult to estimate, as is the demonstration of central nervous system (CNS) target engagement of drugs that show promise in facilitating stroke recovery.
Joshua Silverstein +19 more
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Paired Associative Electroacupuncture and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Humans [PDF]
Pairing transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with specific stimulus-intervals induces associative motor plasticity at the primary motor cortex (M1). Electroacupuncture (EA) is an established medical
Yi Huang +7 more
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The effect of paired associative stimulation on fatigue resistance [PDF]
Paired associative stimulation (PAS) is a non-invasive stimulation method developed to induce bidirectional changes in the excitability of the cortical projections to the target muscles. However, very few studies have shown an association between changes in motor evoked potentials (MEP) after PAS and behavioral changes in healthy subjects.
Kumpulainen, Susanne +6 more
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Paired associative stimulation
Paired associative stimulation (PAS) consists of the repetitive pairing of a peripheral electrical and a central magnetic stimulus at low frequency. This chapter focuses on the possible use of PAS in altering the control of lower limb muscles and in particular the tibialis anterior (TA) muscle.
Mrachacz-Kersting, Natalie; id_orcid +1 more
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Effect of Paired Associative Stimulation on Corticomotor Excitability in Chronic Smokers [PDF]
Chronic smoking has been shown to have deleterious effects on brain function and is an important risk factor for ischemic stroke. Reduced cortical excitability has been shown among chronic smokers compared with non-smokers to have a long-term effect and ...
Andrew P. Lavender +3 more
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Paired Associative Stimulation Enforces the Communication between Interconnected Areas [PDF]
Paired associative stimulation (PAS) protocols induce forms of spike-timing-dependent-plasticity (STDP) when paired pulses are repeatedly applied with different timing over interconnected cortical areas such as the posterior parietal cortex (PPC) and the primary motor cortex (M1).
Veniero, Domenica +2 more
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