Sequential action Motor skill Supprelementary motor area Pre-motor cortex TMS
Conditions
Interventions
20min 1Hz rTMS applied to either PMC or SMA, or sham-stimulation (= control group).
Sponsors
Experimental Centre for Technical Medicine, University of Twente
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Subjects can be included in the study if the meet the following criteria: 1. Subject is between 18 years of age or older; 2. Subject is right handed (as indicated b the Annett Handedness Inventory, see appendix).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subjects will be excluded from the study if they have any of the contraindications referred to in the TMS screening questionnaire (Rossi et al., 2009; see appendix), which are: 1. Have a personal history of epilepsy; 2. Have a lesion in the brain, be it vascular, traumatic, tumoral, infectious or metabolic; 3. Have hearing problems; 4. Might be pregnant; 5. Have metal objects in their brain/skull; 6. Have a cochlear implant, implanted brain electrodes or pacemaker; 7. Suffer from a severe medical condition; 8. Use medications that form a relative hazard for application of TMS due to a seizure threshold lowering potential; 9. Had spinal surgery, or have drains in their spinal cord or ventricles; 10. Have used any illegal drugs in the last month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Response times on the motor task. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Accuracy on the motor task (= discrete sequence production task). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactMarit Ruitenberg
University of Twente Postbus 217
Outcome results
None listed