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Beta oscillations reflect changes in motor cortex inhibition in healthy ageing

Rossiter, Holly E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5963-701X, Davis, Emma M., Clark, Ella V., Boudrias, Marie-Helene and Ward, Nick S. 2014. Beta oscillations reflect changes in motor cortex inhibition in healthy ageing. NeuroImage 91 , pp. 360-365. 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.01.012

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Abstract

Beta oscillations are involved in movement and have previously been linked to levels of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA. We examined changes in beta oscillations during rest and movement in primary motor cortex (M1). Amplitude and frequency of beta power at rest and movement-related beta desynchronization (MRBD) were measured during a simple unimanual grip task and their relationship with age was explored in a group of healthy participants. We were able to show that at rest, increasing age was associated with greater baseline beta power in M1 contralateral to the active hand, with a similar (non-significant) trend in ipsilateral M1. During movement, increasing age was associated with increased MRBD amplitude in ipsilateral M1 and reduced frequency (in contralateral and ipsilateral M1). These findings would be consistent with greater GABAergic inhibitory activity within motor cortices of older subjects. These oscillatory parameters have the potential to reveal changes in the excitatory–inhibitory balance in M1 which in turn may be a useful marker of plasticity in the brain, both in healthy ageing and disease.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Psychology
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 1053-8119
Date of Acceptance: 5 January 2014
Last Modified: 01 Nov 2022 11:39
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/95758

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