Dynamics of mu-rhythm suppression caused by median nerve stimulation: a 
magnetoencephalographic study in human subjects

Nikulin, Vadim V.; Linkenkaer-Hansen, Klaus; Wikström, Heidi; Kesäniemi, Martti; Antonova, Elena V.; Ilmoniemi, Risto J.; Huttunen, Juha

doi:10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01562-7

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Dynamics of mu-rhythm suppression caused by median nerve stimulation: a magnetoencephalographic study in human subjects

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Nikulin, V. V., Linkenkaer-Hansen, K., Wikström, H., Kesäniemi, M., Antonova, E. V., Ilmoniemi, R. J., et al. (2000). Dynamics of mu-rhythm suppression caused by median nerve stimulation: a magnetoencephalographic study in human subjects. Neuroscience Letters, 294(3), 163-166. doi:10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01562-7.

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We studied event-related desynchronization (ERD) of the 8–13 Hz rhythm (mu rhythm) of the primary somatosensory cortex (SI) caused by contra- and ipsilateral median-nerve stimulation. We used whole-head magnetoencephalography (MEG) and wavelet analysis together with our newly developed color-coded single-trial ERD display. The somatosensory stimuli suppressed mu rhythm at both contra- and ipsilateral SI, but the attenuation was clearly lateralized, being at least 20% stronger contra- than ipsilaterally. Moreover, repeated stimulation significantly reduced mu-rhythm ERD in the ipsilateral but not in the contralateral hemisphere in the course of the experiment. The observed lateralization is in agreement with the classical concept of a dominant role of the contralateral hemisphere in the processing of somatosensory information. The strong ipsilateral ERD in the beginning of the experiment may reflect the presence of non-specific arousal-like activation, which attenuates toward the end of the experiment.