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  • Systems Neuroscience
  • Motor Control

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  • Cortical networks and connectivity are crucial for understanding brain function.
  • The subthalamic nuclei (STN) exhibit physiological connections despite lacking direct links, particularly relevant in Parkinson's disease (PD).
  • Limited understanding exists regarding the nature of inter-hemispheric STN connectivity during motor tasks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the hypothesis that movement induces neural oscillation synchronization in bilateral STN.
  • To analyze task-specific phase synchronization and causality between left and right STN.
  • To explore the role of inter-hemispheric STN connectivity in motor processing.

Main Methods:

  • Phase coherence analysis of local field potentials (LFPs) recorded from bilateral STN in four PD patients undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS).
  • Task-specific analysis of phase synchronization and Granger causality (GC) during a cued movement task.
  • Data-driven approach to identify inter-hemispheric channel pairs and frequencies with increased phase locking.

Main Results:

  • Significant phase locking in the alpha frequency band (8-12 Hz) was observed between bilateral STN during hand movements in all subjects.
  • Phase synchronization increased before or upon movement onset and persisted throughout the movement.
  • Granger causality analysis revealed a consistent unidirectional influence from the right STN to the left STN.

Conclusions:

  • Inter-hemispheric synchronization between basal ganglia structures supports a bilateral network with specialized regions for motor processing.
  • This bilateral network appears activated by unilateral motor commands.
  • Understanding STN phase synchronization is vital for developing advanced DBS systems to improve motor function.