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Dynamic modulation of subthalamic nucleus activity facilitates adaptive behavior.

Damian M Herz^1,2, Manuel Bange², Gabriel Gonzalez-Escamilla²

¹MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.

|June 1, 2023

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Intelligent action adaptation relies on the basal ganglia. Modulating the subthalamic nucleus with deep brain stimulation (DBS) improved action adaptation by altering neural activity, suggesting its causal role.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Science
Motor Control

Background:

The basal ganglia are critical for adaptive behavior, but their precise electrophysiological correlates and causal role in human action adaptation remain unclear.
Understanding these mechanisms is vital for conditions involving impaired adaptation, such as Parkinson's disease.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the electrophysiological correlates of action adaptation in the human subthalamic nucleus (STN).
To determine the causal role of STN activity modulation in facilitating action adaptation using deep brain stimulation (DBS).

Main Methods:

Recorded STN electrophysiology and applied targeted electrical stimulation via temporary DBS electrodes in Parkinson's disease patients.
Assessed participants' ability to adapt motor output based on trial-by-trial performance feedback in a force production task.
Correlated neural activity changes with behavioral adaptation and analyzed the impact of STN stimulation on adaptation.

Main Results:

Both Parkinson's patients and healthy controls demonstrated significant behavioral adaptation to changing task demands.
Decreased subthalamic beta-band activity (13-30 Hz) in specific time windows correlated with poorer outcomes and enhanced action adaptation.
Subthalamic nucleus stimulation reduced beta activity and causally enhanced action adaptation, particularly when stimulation influenced motor cortex connectivity.

Conclusions:

Dynamic modulation of the subthalamic nucleus plays a causal role in adaptive behavior.
Subthalamic beta-band activity serves as a neural marker for action outcome evaluation and adaptation.
Targeting the STN and its cortical connections offers a potential therapeutic strategy for improving adaptive deficits.