Motor cortex rTMS modulates adult ocular dominance plasticity
İzel D Sarı, Vasileia Papakosta, Xavier Corominas Teruel, Hanna Willis, Antoni Valero-Cabré, Claudia Lunghi · 2026
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Description
İzel Sarı and co-authors report a brain stimulation study, published in 2026, on cross talk between motor and visual plasticity in adults. Covering one eye for a short time normally shifts the balance between the eyes, a form of visual learning called ocular dominance plasticity. The team asked whether stimulating the motor cortex with magnetic pulses during that patching period would change the visual effect.
Volunteers took part in two sessions, real and sham stimulation, while one eye was patched for ninety minutes. Real stimulation did boost the motor system's responsiveness as expected. The more that responsiveness rose, the smaller the visual shift became, evidence that motor and visual plasticity compete. The authors point to brain wide balancing rules that link distant networks.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | İzel D Sarı, Vasileia Papakosta, Xavier Corominas Teruel, Hanna Willis, Antoni Valero-Cabré, Claudia Lunghi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 57 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |