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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-8-28
pubmed:abstractText
To study the temporal organisation of memory-guided saccade control we used single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) over the left posterior parietal (PPC) and prefrontal cortex (PFC) in eight healthy subjects. TMS was applied either following presentation of a visual target, i.e. 160, 260, and 360 ms after the flashed point, or during the period of memorisation, i.e. between 700 and 1500 ms, or finally 100 ms after extinguishing of the central fixation point (i.e. 2100 ms after the target presentation). Latency of memory-guided saccades and the percentage of error in amplitude (PEA) was measured and compared with results without stimulation.TMS over the left PPC 100 ms after the extinguishing of the central fixation point significantly increased memory-guided saccade latency bilaterally. Furthermore, stimulation over the left PFC had a significant effect on the PEA of contralateral memory-guided saccades when applied during the period of memorisation, i.e. between 700 and 1500 ms.In a previous study using identical methodology [13: Müri RM, Vermersch SI, Rivaud S, Gaymard B, Pierrot-Deseilligny C. Effects of single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation over the prefrontal and posterior parietal cortices during memory-guided saccades in humans. Journal of Neurophysiology 1996;76:2102-2106], we found that TMS over the right PPC increased the contralateral PEA when applied 260 ms after the flash, the effects on saccade latency after right PPC stimulation or on the PEA after right PFC stimulation being similar to those observed here. Taken together, these results show that (1) a hemispheric asymmetry in the preparation of memory-guided saccade amplitude during the early phase of sensorimotor integration exists, (2) memory-guided saccade triggering is controlled by PPC on both sides, and (3) PFC on both sides are involved in spatial working memory performance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0028-3932
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1105-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Hemispheric asymmetry in cortical control of memory-guided saccades. A transcranial magnetic stimulation study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University of Bern, Inselspital, 3010, Bern, Switzerland. rene.muri@insel.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't