Ventrointermediate thalamic stimulation improves motor learning in humans.

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.

SUBMITTER: Voegtle A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11220095 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature