Timing-dependent inhibitory effects of peripheral somatosensory inputs on the primary motor cortex: A transcranial magnetic stimulation-electroencephalography study
Tomoya Kokue, Ryoki Sasaki, Kenichi Sugawara · 2026
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Tomoya Kokue, Ryoki Sasaki, and Kenichi Sugawara probe how split-second timing shapes a known brain brake. Their 2026 study uses a shock to the arm followed by a magnetic pulse to the head. When the gap is set just after the signal reaches the brain, the muscle reply shrinks.
Thirty healthy adults took part, with gaps set two or five milliseconds past the signal's arrival. Both gaps suppressed the muscle reply, the shorter one more strongly. Brain wave traces told a different story: one component shifted only at the longer gap. The authors read this as two timing-based routes to the same brake. The work joins muscle and scalp measures in one design.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tomoya Kokue, Ryoki Sasaki, Kenichi Sugawara |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |