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Published on: February 4, 2016
Ventrointermediate thalamic stimulation improves motor learning in humans
Angela Voegtle1, Laila Terzic2, Amr Farahat2,3
1Neurocybernetics and Rehabilitation, Department of Neurology, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany. angela.voegtle@med.ovgu.de.
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.

