Ventrointermediate thalamic stimulation improves motor learning in humans.

Authors :: Voegtle A
Terzic L
Farahat A
Hartong N
Galazky I
Hinrichs H
Nasuto SJ
de Oliveira Andrade A
Knight RT
Ivry RB
Voges J
Deliano M
Buentjen L
Sweeney-Reed CM
Source :: Communications biology [Commun Biol] 2024 Jul 02; Vol. 7 (1), pp. 798. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 02.
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: Ventrointermediate thalamic stimulation (VIM-DBS) modulates oscillatory activity in a cortical network including primary motor cortex, premotor cortex, and parietal cortex. Here we show that, beyond the beneficial effects of VIM-DBS on motor execution, this form of invasive stimulation facilitates production of sequential finger movements that follow a repeated sequence. These results highlight the role of thalamo-cortical activity in motor learning.<br /> (© 2024. The Author(s).)