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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Spinal Cord Physiology
  • Sensory Processing

Background:

  • Prior knowledge impacts brain sensory processing.
  • Influence of knowledge on spinal cord sensory processing remains unclear.
  • Top-down cognitive control's role in early sensory pathways is under investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if prior knowledge modulates sensory processing in the human spinal cord.
  • To determine if cognitive control influences sensory input upstream of the brain.
  • To characterize early spinal cord electric potentials related to sensory input and prior knowledge.

Main Methods:

  • Invasive and noninvasive recording of human spinal cord electric potentials.
  • Millisecond-resolution analysis of electrophysiological signals.
  • Modulation analysis of 600-hertz signals based on prior knowledge of sensory input timing.

Main Results:

  • The human spinal cord generates 600-hertz electric potentials.
  • These potentials are modulated by prior knowledge of sensory input timing, as early as 13-16 milliseconds post-stimulation.
  • Demonstrates top-down cognitive control influencing sensory processing within the spinal cord.

Conclusions:

  • Sensory processing in the spinal cord is subject to early, top-down cognitive control.
  • 600-hertz signals are involved in context-dependent sensory processing in the spinal cord.
  • Noninvasive examination of these signals in humans offers new research opportunities for spinal cord-brain interactions.