Time course of blood oxygenation level-dependent signal response after theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation of the frontal eye field

Hubl, D; Nyffeler, T; Wurtz, P; Chaves, S; Pflugshaupt, T; Lüthi, M; von Wartburg, R; Wiest, R; Dierks, T; Strik, W K; Hess, C W; Müri, R M (2008). Time course of blood oxygenation level-dependent signal response after theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation of the frontal eye field. Neuroscience, 151(3), pp. 921-928. Oxford: Elsevier 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.10.049

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The aim of the current study was to examine the effect of theta burst repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on the blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) activation during repeated functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measurements. Theta burst rTMS was applied over the right frontal eye field in seven healthy subjects. Subsequently, repeated fMRI measurements were performed during a saccade-fixation task (block design) 5, 20, 35, and 60 min after stimulation. We found that theta burst rTMS induced a strong and long-lasting decrease of the BOLD signal response of the stimulated frontal eye field at 20 and 35 min. Furthermore, less pronounced alterations of the BOLD signal response with different dynamics were found for remote oculomotor areas such as the left frontal eye field, the pre-supplementary eye field, the supplementary eye field, and both parietal eye fields. Recovery of the BOLD signal changes in the anterior remote areas started earlier than in the posterior remote areas. These results show that a) the major inhibitory impact of theta burst rTMS occurs directly in the stimulated area itself, and that b) a lower effect on remote, oculomotor areas can be induced.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy > UPD Murtenstrasse
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology
04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy > Psychiatric Neurophysiology [discontinued]
04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy > Management

UniBE Contributor:

Hubl, Daniela, Nyffeler, Thomas, Wurtz, Pascal, Chaves, Silvia, Pflugshaupt, Tobias, Lüthi Steinheimer, Mathias, von Wartburg, Roman, Wiest, Roland Gerhard Rudi, Dierks, Thomas, Strik, Werner, Hess, Christian Walter, Müri, René Martin

ISSN:

0306-4522

ISBN:

18160225

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 14:55

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:22

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.10.049

PubMed ID:

18160225

Web of Science ID:

000253188000028

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/23304 (FactScience: 41117)

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