When do bursts matter in the primary motor cortex? Investigating changes in the intermittencies of beta rhythms associated with movement states

<p>Brain activity exhibits significant temporal structure that is not well captured in the power spectrum. Recently, attention has shifted to characterising the properties of intermittencies in rhythmic neural activity (i.e. bursts), yet the mechanisms that regulate them are unknown. Here, we...

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Автори: West, TO, Duchet, B, Farmer, SF, Friston, KJ, Cagnan, H
Формат: Journal article
Мова:English
Опубліковано: Elsevier 2022
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author West, TO
Duchet, B
Farmer, SF
Friston, KJ
Cagnan, H
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Duchet, B
Farmer, SF
Friston, KJ
Cagnan, H
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description <p>Brain activity exhibits significant temporal structure that is not well captured in the power spectrum. Recently, attention has shifted to characterising the properties of intermittencies in rhythmic neural activity (i.e. bursts), yet the mechanisms that regulate them are unknown. Here, we present evidence from electrocorticography recordings made over the motor cortex to show that the statistics of bursts, such as duration or amplitude, in the beta frequency (14–30 Hz) band, significantly aid the classification of motor states such as rest, movement preparation, execution, and imagery. These features reflect nonlinearities not detectable in the power spectrum, with states increasing in nonlinearity from movement execution to preparation to rest. Further, we show using a computational model of the cortical microcircuit, constrained to account for burst features, that modulations of laminar specific inhibitory interneurons are responsible for the temporal organisation of activity. Finally, we show that the temporal characteristics of spontaneous activity can be used to infer the balance of cortical integration between incoming sensory information and endogenous activity. Critically, we contribute to the understanding of how transient brain rhythms may underwrite cortical processing, which in turn, could inform novel approaches for brain state classification, and modulation with novel brain-computer interfaces.</p>
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spelling oxford-uuid:c1089665-10b0-40da-b3dd-ff45e89921fb2023-04-14T16:54:15ZWhen do bursts matter in the primary motor cortex? Investigating changes in the intermittencies of beta rhythms associated with movement statesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:c1089665-10b0-40da-b3dd-ff45e89921fbEnglishSymplectic ElementsElsevier2022West, TODuchet, BFarmer, SFFriston, KJCagnan, H<p>Brain activity exhibits significant temporal structure that is not well captured in the power spectrum. Recently, attention has shifted to characterising the properties of intermittencies in rhythmic neural activity (i.e. bursts), yet the mechanisms that regulate them are unknown. Here, we present evidence from electrocorticography recordings made over the motor cortex to show that the statistics of bursts, such as duration or amplitude, in the beta frequency (14–30 Hz) band, significantly aid the classification of motor states such as rest, movement preparation, execution, and imagery. These features reflect nonlinearities not detectable in the power spectrum, with states increasing in nonlinearity from movement execution to preparation to rest. Further, we show using a computational model of the cortical microcircuit, constrained to account for burst features, that modulations of laminar specific inhibitory interneurons are responsible for the temporal organisation of activity. Finally, we show that the temporal characteristics of spontaneous activity can be used to infer the balance of cortical integration between incoming sensory information and endogenous activity. Critically, we contribute to the understanding of how transient brain rhythms may underwrite cortical processing, which in turn, could inform novel approaches for brain state classification, and modulation with novel brain-computer interfaces.</p>
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When do bursts matter in the primary motor cortex? Investigating changes in the intermittencies of beta rhythms associated with movement states
title When do bursts matter in the primary motor cortex? Investigating changes in the intermittencies of beta rhythms associated with movement states
title_full When do bursts matter in the primary motor cortex? Investigating changes in the intermittencies of beta rhythms associated with movement states
title_fullStr When do bursts matter in the primary motor cortex? Investigating changes in the intermittencies of beta rhythms associated with movement states
title_full_unstemmed When do bursts matter in the primary motor cortex? Investigating changes in the intermittencies of beta rhythms associated with movement states
title_short When do bursts matter in the primary motor cortex? Investigating changes in the intermittencies of beta rhythms associated with movement states
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