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    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Motor Control
    • Cognitive Neuroscience

    Background:

    • Sensorimotor mu rhythm phases influence motor learning and corticospinal excitability.
    • Previous research suggests motor learning mechanisms are most active during specific mu rhythm phases, particularly troughs.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate whether motor sequence learning-induced corticospinal plasticity is phase-dependent.
    • To determine if plasticity is more evident during mu trough or peak phases.

    Main Methods:

    • Healthy adults performed a serial reaction time task (SRTT) with or without a hidden sequence.
    • EEG-informed single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) measured motor-evoked potential (MEP) amplitudes.
    • MEP amplitudes were assessed during mu phase-independent and mu phase-dependent conditions before, after, and 30 minutes post-SRTT.

    Main Results:

    • Motor sequence learning led to increased peak-specific MEP amplitudes 30 minutes after the task, unlike the no-sequence group.
    • This peak-specific plasticity was negatively correlated with the magnitude of sequence-specific learning.
    • Contrary to the initial hypothesis, plasticity was most prominent during mu peak phases.

    Conclusions:

    • Motor sequence learning elicits corticospinal plasticity that is specifically associated with mu rhythm peak phases.
    • This study provides the first direct evidence for a mu phase-dependent motor learning mechanism in the human brain.