The uses and interpretations of the motor-evoked potential for understanding behaviour

S Bestmann, JW Krakauer - Experimental brain research, 2015 - Springer
The motor-evoked potential (MEP) elicited in peripheral muscles by transcranial magnetic
stimulation (TMS) over human motor cortex is one of the hallmark measures for non-invasive …

Motor potentials evoked by transcranial magnetic stimulation: interpreting a simple measure of a complex system

DA Spampinato, J Ibanez, L Rocchi… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non‐invasive technique that is increasingly
used to study the human brain. One of the principal outcome measures is the motor‐evoked …

Transcranial magnetic stimulation: decomposing the processes underlying action preparation

S Bestmann, J Duque - The Neuroscientist, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Preparing actions requires the operation of several cognitive control processes that
influence the state of the motor system to ensure that the appropriate behavior is ultimately …

Human scalp potentials reflect a mixture of decision-related signals during perceptual choices

MG Philiastides, HR Heekeren… - Journal of Neuroscience, 2014 - Soc Neuroscience
Single-unit animal studies have consistently reported decision-related activity mirroring a
process of temporal accumulation of sensory evidence to a fixed internal decision boundary …

[HTML][HTML] Motor cortical signals reflecting decision making and action preparation

J Rogge, G Jocham, M Ullsperger - NeuroImage, 2022 - Elsevier
Decision making often requires accumulating evidence in favour of a particular option. When
choices are expressed with a motor response, these actions are preceded by reductions in …

A framework to assess the impact of number of trials on the amplitude of motor evoked potentials

C Ammann, P Guida, J Caballero-Insaurriaga… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The amplitude of motor evoked potentials (MEPs) elicited by transcranial magnetic
stimulation (TMS) is a common yet highly variable measure of corticospinal excitability. The …

The influence of corticospinal activity on TMS-evoked activity and connectivity in healthy subjects: A TMS-EEG study

S Petrichella, N Johnson, B He - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Combined transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and electroencephalography (EEG) can
be used to analyze cortical reactivity and connectivity. However, the effects of corticospinal …

Distinct beta-band oscillatory circuits underlie corticospinal gain modulation

F Khademi, V Royter, A Gharabaghi - Cerebral cortex, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Rhythmic synchronization of neurons is known to affect neuronal interactions. In the motor
system, oscillatory power fluctuations modulate corticospinal excitability. However, previous …

Motor cortex excitability reflects the subjective value of reward and mediates its effects on incentive-motivated performance

JK Galaro, P Celnik, VS Chib - Journal of Neuroscience, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
Performance-based incentives tend to increase an individual's motivation, resulting in
enhancements in behavioral output. While much work has focused on understanding how …