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Mechanisms of Differences in Gating Effects on Short- and Long-Latency Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Relating to Movement

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We investigated the mechanisms underlying the differences in gating effects on short- and long-latency somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) relating to movement. SEPs were recorded in normal subjects for 6 different tasks in Experiment 1: Control, Movement, Distraction, Attention, Movement during Distraction and Movement during Attention, and for 4 different tasks in Experiment 2: Control, Passive Movement, Contralateral Movement and Movement Imagery. The amplitudes of short-latency SEPs were significantly reduced by active and passive movement of the stimulated hand, but long-latency SEPs (N140-P200) were significantly enhanced by active movement of the stimulated hand. Attention, Distraction, Contralateral Movement and Movement Imagery did not affect the amplitudes of SEPs. The degree of enhancement of long-latency SEPs by active Movement was greater than that by active movement with Attention or Distraction. Gating effects on long-latency SEPs were different from those on short-latency SEPs. Since this effect was not related to Attention/Distraction, Passive Movement, Movement Imagery or Movement of another site, it is probably due to specific centrifugal effects, which are different from more direct gating effects on short-latency components. This study showed the difference in gating effects on somatosensory perception depending on time periods following stimulation, which may indicate an interaction between motor and somatosensory cortex.

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  1. Department of Integrative Physiology,, National Institute for Physiological Sciences,, Okazaki,, Japan

    Hiroki Nakata & Ryusuke Kakigi

  2. Department of Integrative Physiology,, National Institute for Physiological Sciences,, Okazaki,, Japan

    Koji Inui & Toshiaki Wasaka

  3. Institute of Health and Sport Sciences,, University of Tsukuba,, Japan

    Koji Inui, Toshiaki Wasaka & Yoshiaki Nishihira

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Nakata, H., Inui, K., Wasaka, T. et al. Mechanisms of Differences in Gating Effects on Short- and Long-Latency Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Relating to Movement. Brain Topogr 15, 211–222 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023908707851

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