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| 2021-A00042-39 | Other Identifier | ID-RCB |
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The whole body's voluntary movements are controlled by the brain. One of the brain areas most involved in controlling these voluntary movements is the motor cortex and it is often viewed as the primary 'output' region of the neocortex. Motor cortical activity in the beta frequency range (13-30Hz) is a hallmark signature of healthy and pathological movement, but its behavioral relevance remains unclear. Such uncertainty confounds the development of treatments for diseases of movement which are associated with pathophysiological beta activity, including Parkinson's, therefore furthering understanding on the behavioral significance of activity in this range is now vital. Recently, it has become apparent that oscillatory beta activity actually occurs in discrete transient bursts, and that the summation of short-lasting, high-powered bursts of activity only appear to be sustained oscillations when averaged over multiple trials.
In this study we will use neurophysiological and neuroimaging techniques such as electroencephalography (EEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). All of these techniques have been identified as non-invasive techniques. By applying these methods, we will be able to analyze beta burst activity in order to determine how beta bursts influence naturalistic motor behavior.
This project also encompasses the study of auditory and motor interactions doing an experimental task.
The aim of the project is to get a better understanding of the role of motor-related beta activity during the preparation and generation of reach and grasp actions. These findings may inform novel treatments for pathophysiological disorders characterized by aberrant beta signaling, utilizing causal manipulation of the neural circuits implicated in the generation of beta activity. This project also has expected methodological repercussions. It will make it possible to validate the use of individualized head-casts worn during MEG acquisition for the study of the cortical control of naturalistic actions, and to create new analysis tools that allow an increase in the spatial resolution of MEG data.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| MEG and EEG recordings on Healthy volunteers | Experimental | All subjects can participate in experiment 1 and/or 2. All analyses are intra-subject (no analyses are between-subject).
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Reach and grasp tasks in healthy participants using MEG technique (Experiment 1) | Other | Human participants will perform reach and grasp movements to various objects (e.g. a cube, sphere, or rod) driven either by perceived action affordances, or instruction cues. A rotating carousel will be used to present subjects with various objects affording different types of grasps (e.g. a precision pinch, a whole hand 'power' grasp, or a tripod grasp). Prior to the experiment, subjects will be tested outside the scanner by asking them to grasp each object as they would naturally to ensure that each object elicits the expected grasp type. Subject-specific, 3D-printed head-casts will be created based on high resolution MRI scans from each subject, and worn by subjects during the MEG experiment (Experiment 1) to reduce within-session head movement associated with reaching and grasping. At the end of this session an experimental task is added: detection of tons in presence of multitonal masks, in order to verify how beta peaks might be generated by a stimulus auditory. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Timing of beta bursts in motor cortex, measured with MEG before initiation of a movement | Timing (ms, relative to motion onset) of beta bursts in motor cortex with MEGthan the one planned is cued and must be performed. | The data of subjects will be collected and analyzed through study completion an average of 2 years |
| Spatial location of beta bursts in motor cortex, measured with MEG before initiation of a movement | Spatial location (mm, in a brain-centered reference frame) of beta bursts in motor cortex, measured with MEG | The data of subjects will be collected and analyzed through study completion an average of 2 years |
| Timing of beta bursts in motor cortex, measured with EEG before initiation of a movement | Timing (ms, relative to motion onset) of beta bursts in motor cortex with EEG | The data of subjects will be collected and analyzed through study completion an average of 2 years |
| Spatial location of beta bursts in motor cortex, measured with EEG before initiation of a movement | Spatial location (mm, in a brain-centered reference frame) of beta bursts in motor cortex, measured with EEG | The data of subjects will be collected and analyzed through study completion an average of 2 years |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Timing of beta bursts in motor cortex, measured with MEG before initiation of a movement | Timing (ms, relative to motion onset) of beta bursts in motor cortex with MEG | The data of subjects will be collected and analyzed through study completion an average of 2 years |
| Spatial location of beta bursts in motor cortex, measured with MEG before initiation of a movement |
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Inclusion Criteria:
For all experiments :
Exclusion Criteria:
For all experiments :
Subjects with characteristics incompatible with MEG/EEG and MRI :
For experiment 1:
- A head size incompatible with the use of a personalized 3D head-cast or a magnetoencephalography
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| James BONAIUTO | Institut des Sciences Cognitives, Marc Jeannerod, UMR 5229 CNRS | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Institut des Sciences Cognitives, Marc Jeannerod, UMR 5229 CNRS | Bron | 69500 | France |
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| Reach and grasp tasks in healthy participants using EEG technique (Experiment 2) | Other | Experiment 2 consists of a task of reaching for and grasping several objects (e.g. a cube, sphere, or rod) ; the task used for experiment 2 is the same as that used for experiment 1. EEG signals will be measured. |
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Spatial location (mm, in a brain-centered reference frame) of beta bursts in motor cortex, measured with MEG |
| The data of subjects will be collected and analyzed through study completion an average of 2 years |
| Timing of beta bursts in motor cortex, measured with EEG before initiation of a movement | Timing (ms, relative to motion onset) of beta bursts in motor cortex with EEG | The data of subjects will be collected and analyzed through study completion an average of 2 years |
| Spatial location of beta bursts in motor cortex, measured with EEG before initiation of a movement | Spatial location (mm, in a brain-centered reference frame) of beta bursts in motor cortex, measured with EEG | The data of subjects will be collected and analyzed through study completion an average of 2 years |
| Beta amplitude, measured with MEG | Beta amplitude (fT) in motor cortex, measured with MEG | The data of subjects will be collected and analyzed through study completion an average of 2 years |
| Beta amplitude, measured with EEG | Beta amplitude (μV) in motor cortex, measured with EEG | The data of subjects will be collected and analyzed through study completion an average of 2 years |
| Determine what aspects of grasp kinematics can be decoded from beta burst activity in motor cortex and related regions. | Multivariate machine learning models which are able to predict the trajectory of arm and hand kinematics from the spatiotemporal pattern of beta bursts in motor cortex. | The data of subjects will be collected and analyzed through study completion an average of 2 years. |
| Within-session movement | Movement (mm) of fiducial locations of the head-cast relative to the MEG sensors | The data of subjects will be collected and analyzed through study completion an average of 2 years. |
| Visual stimuli | Comparison of synchronization, localization and waveform of beta peaks in the motor cortex in response ovisual stimuli. | The data of subjects will be collected and analyzed through study completion an average of 2 years. |
| Auditory stimuli | Comparison of synchronization, localization and waveform of beta peaks in the motor cortex in response to auditory stimuli. | The data of subjects will be collected and analyzed through study completion an average of 2 years. |