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High‐definition transcranial direct current stimulation over right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex differentially modulates inhibitory mechanisms for speech vs. limb movement
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High‐definition transcranial direct current stimulation over right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex differentially modulates inhibitory mechanisms for speech vs. limb movement

Karim Johari and Joel I. Berger
Psychophysiology, Vol.60(8), pp.e14289-n/a
08/2023
DOI: 10.1111/psyp.14289
PMID: 36883294
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https://repository.lsu.edu/comd_pubs/78View
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Abstract

Evidence suggests that planning and execution of speech and limb movement are subserved by common neural substrates. However, less is known about whether they are supported by a common inhibitory mechanism. P3 event‐related potentials (ERPs) is a neural signature of motor inhibition, which are found to be generated by several brain regions including the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (rDLPFC). However, the relative contribution of rDLPFC to the P3 response associated with speech versus limb inhibition remains elusive. We investigated the contribution of rDLPFC to the P3 underlying speech versus limb movement inhibition. Twenty‐one neurotypical adults received both cathodal and sham high‐definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD‐tDCS) over rDLPFC. ERPs were subsequently recorded while subjects were performing speech and limb Go/No‐Go tasks. Cathodal HD‐tDCS decreased accuracy for speech versus limb No‐Go. Both speech and limb No‐Go elicited a similar topographical distribution of P3, with significantly larger amplitudes for speech versus limb at a frontocentral location following cathodal HD‐tDCS. Moreover, results showed stronger activation in cingulate cortex and rDLPFC for speech versus limb No‐Go following cathodal HD‐tDCS. These results indicate (1) P3 is an ERP marker of amodal inhibitory mechanisms that support both speech and limb inhibition, (2) larger P3 for speech versus limb No‐Go following cathodal HD‐tDCS may reflect the recruitment of additional neural resources—particularly within rDLPFC and cingulate cortex—as compensatory mechanisms to counteract the temporary stimulation‐induced decline in speech inhibitory process. These findings have translational implications for neurological conditions that concurrently affect speech and limb movement. In the current study, activity in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex was modulated via non‐invasive brain stimulation and recorded with electroencephalography during speech and limb inhibition tasks. The results implicate this region in the inhibitory control of motor tasks and suggest that the specific contribution depends on the complexity or cognitive demand of the motor task, with speech inhibition showing greater modulation than limb inhibition. These data have implications for neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease.
 HD‐tDCS limb movement motor inhibition rDLPFC speech production

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