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  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) require robust decoding of neural signals.
  • Reinforcement learning (RL) offers a promising architecture for autonomously updating BCIs.
  • Understanding how reward expectation modulates neural activity in the motor cortex (M1) is crucial for BCI development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of reward expectation on neural spiking, oscillatory activity, and their interactions in M1.
  • To determine if M1 activity modulated by reward can be exploited for autonomously updating RL-based BCIs.

Main Methods:

  • Simultaneous bilateral recordings of local field potentials (LFPs) and unit activity from M1 in non-human primates (NHPs).
  • NHPs performed cued reaching and grip force tasks, either manually or passively observing.
  • Analysis of alpha (8-14 Hz) power, alpha-gamma comodulation, spike-field coherence (SFC), and firing rates (FRs) in relation to reward expectation.

Main Results:

  • Reward expectation significantly modulated alpha power, alpha-gamma comodulation, alpha SFC, and M1 firing rates.
  • Increased alpha-band power correlated with decreased neural spiking activity.
  • Neural firing rates exhibited a cyclical relationship with alpha oscillations, peaking at the trough and lowest at the peak.

Conclusions:

  • Reward expectation influences M1's oscillatory dynamics and spiking activity, affecting both reaching and grasping tasks.
  • These reward-modulated neural dynamics, including LFP, spike, and spike-field interactions, provide a basis for enhancing BCI decoding.
  • The findings support the exploitation of M1 reward modulation for developing autonomously updating RL-based BCIs.