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Description
The supplementary motor area (SMA) and pre-SMA are active during action selection and preparation predominantly of internally generated movements, switching between different actions and overcoming habitual responses. Binding and unbinding of stimulus and response features and response switching are key elements during event coding, so that SMA and pre-SMA activations are expected to be particularly relevant for these processes. Abnormal neural activation related to tics and urges (i.e. the current state) has been documented in the SMA in patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS). Also, a number of studies have shown abnormal structural and functional connectivity in motor networks comprising the SMA and pre-SMA. In addition, response switching, particularly engaging the pre-SMA, is impaired in GTS independently of tic severity and has thus emerged as a possible GTS trait marker. In this project, we will test the hypothesis that tics and urges represent state markers of SMA hyper-activation correlating with abnormal feature binding in the event file paradigm (S-R) and the action file paradigm (R-R). The underlying neurophysiological processes will be investigated using EEG during the behavioral tasks, performed before and after inhibitory 1Hz SMA rTMS to modulate brain activation. In a control condition, we will use 1 Hz pre-SMA rTMS to particularly address response-switching deficits as a possible trait marker in GTS.
Status | finished |
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Effective start/end date | 01.01.18 → 31.12.22 |
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research Areas and Centers
- Academic Focus: Center for Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM)
DFG Research Classification Scheme
- 206-04 Cognitive, Systemic and Behavioural Neurobiology
- 206-08 Cognitive and Systemic Human Neuroscience
Projects
- 1 Active
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CRU 2698: Cognitive theory for Tourette syndrome – a novel perspective
01.01.18 → …
Project: DFG Projects › DFG Joint Research: Research Units/ Clinical Research Units