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EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH
Volume 205, Issue 4, Pages 455-463Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-010-2380-6
Keywords
Nociceptive reflex response; Long-latency excitation; Surface EMG; PSTH; Frequency analyses
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- Marie Curie Chair project [MEX-CT-2006-040317]
- Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Organization [TUBITAK-107S029-SBAG-3556]
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In this study, we aimed to use both the probability-based and the frequency-based analyses methods simultaneously to examine cutaneous silent period (CSP) induced by strong electrical currents. Subjects were asked to contract their first dorsal interosseus muscles so that one motor unit monitored via intramuscular wire electrodes discharged at a rate of approximately 8 Hz. Strong electrical stimuli were delivered to the back of the hand that created a subjective discomfort level of between 4 and 7 [0-10 visual analogue scale] and induced cutaneous silent period in all units. It was found that the duration of the CSP was significantly longer when the same data were analysed using frequency-based analysis method compared with the probability-based methods. Frequency-based analysis indicated that the strong electrical stimuli induce longer lasting inhibitory currents than what was indicated using the probability-based analyses such as surface electromyogram and peristimulus time histogram. Usage of frequency-based analysis for bringing out the synaptic activity underlying CSP seems essential as its characteristics have been subject to a large number of studies in experimental and clinical settings.
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