Reduced Interhemispheric Coherence after Cerebellar Vermis Output Perturbation

Autor: Elena Laura Georgescu Margarint, Ioana Antoaneta Georgescu, Carmen-Denise-Mihaela Zahiu, Alexandru Răzvan Șteopoaie, Stefan-Alexandru Tirlea, Daniela Popa, Ana-Maria Zagrean, Leon Zagrean
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Brain Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 9, p 621 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3425
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10090621
Popis: Motor coordination and motor learning are well-known roles of the cerebellum. Recent evidence also supports the contribution of the cerebellum to the oscillatory activity of brain networks involved in a wide range of disorders. Kainate, a potent analog of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate, can be used to induce dystonia, a neurological movement disorder syndrome consisting of sustained or repetitive involuntary muscle contractions, when applied on the surface of the cerebellum. This research aims to study the interhemispheric cortical communication between the primary motor cortices after repeated kainate application on cerebellar vermis for five consecutive days, in mice. We recorded left and right primary motor cortices electrocorticograms and neck muscle electromyograms, and quantified the motor behavior abnormalities. The results indicated a reduced coherence between left and right motor cortices in low-frequency bands. In addition, we observed a phenomenon of long-lasting adaptation with a modification of the baseline interhemispheric coherence. Our research provides evidence that the cerebellum can control the flow of information along the cerebello-thalamo-cortical neural pathways and can influence interhemispheric communication. This phenomenon could function as a compensatory mechanism for impaired regional networks.
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