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Beta burst characteristics and coupling within the sensorimotor cortical-subthalamic nucleus circuit in Parkinson's disease

Yao, P.; Abdi-Sargezeh, B.; Sharma, A.; Liu, T.; Tan, H.; Hahn, A.; Starr, P.; Little, S.; Oswal, A.

2024-11-21 neuroscience
10.1101/2024.11.19.624397 bioRxiv
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BackgroundBursts of exaggerated subthalamic nucleus (STN) beta activity contribute to clinical impairments in Parkinsons disease (PD). Few studies have explored the characteristics and coupling of bursts across the sensorimotor cortical-STN circuit. ObjectiveWe sought to (1) establish the characteristics of sensorimotor cortical and STN bursts during naturalistic behaviours, and (2) determine the predictability of STN bursts from motor cortical recordings. MethodsWe analysed 1,478 hours of wirelessly streamed bilateral sensorimotor cortical and STN recordings from 5 PD patients. ResultsSTN bursts were longer than cortical bursts and had shorter inter-burst intervals. Long bursts (>200ms) in both structures displayed temporal overlap (>30%), with an estimated cortico-STN conduction delay of 8ms. Furthermore, approximately 27% of all STN bursts were preceded by a cortical burst. ConclusionCortical beta bursts tend to precede STN beta bursts, with short delays. However, subcortical mechanisms are also likely to contribute to STN burst initiation and propagation.

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