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. 1996 Apr;98(4):281-93.
doi: 10.1016/0013-4694(95)00258-8.

Post-movement beta synchronization. A correlate of an idling motor area?

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Post-movement beta synchronization. A correlate of an idling motor area?

G Pfurtscheller et al. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol. 1996 Apr.

Abstract

Post-movement beta (around 20 Hz) synchronization was investigated in 2 experiments with self-paced finger extension and flexion and externally paced wrist movement. The electrodes were fixed over the sensorimotor area in distances of 2.5 cm. It was found that after a brisk finger movement the desynchronized beta rhythm displayed a fast recovery and a short-lasting synchronization within 1 sec. This post-movement beta synchronization was maximal over the contralateral hemisphere and localized slightly more anterior to the maximal desynchronization of the hand area mu rhythm. The post-movement beta synchronization is interpreted as a correlate of "idling" motor cortex neurons.

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