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Neural signatures of hyperdirect pathway activity in Parkinson’s disease

Oswal, A; Cao, C; Yeh, CH; Neumann, WJ; Gratwicke, J; Akram, H; Horn, A; ... Litvak, V; + view all (2021) Neural signatures of hyperdirect pathway activity in Parkinson’s disease. Nature Communications , 12 (1) , Article 5185. 10.1038/s41467-021-25366-0. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterised by the emergence of beta frequency oscillatory synchronisation across the cortico-basal-ganglia circuit. The relationship between the anatomy of this circuit and oscillatory synchronisation within it remains unclear. We address this by combining recordings from human subthalamic nucleus (STN) and internal globus pallidus (GPi) with magnetoencephalography, tractography and computational modelling. Coherence between supplementary motor area and STN within the high (21–30 Hz) but not low (13-21 Hz) beta frequency range correlated with ‘hyperdirect pathway’ fibre densities between these structures. Furthermore, supplementary motor area activity drove STN activity selectively at high beta frequencies suggesting that high beta frequencies propagate from the cortex to the basal ganglia via the hyperdirect pathway. Computational modelling revealed that exaggerated high beta hyperdirect pathway activity can provoke the generation of widespread pathological synchrony at lower beta frequencies. These findings suggest a spectral signature and a pathophysiological role for the hyperdirect pathway in PD.

Type: Article
Title: Neural signatures of hyperdirect pathway activity in Parkinson’s disease
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25366-0
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25366-0
Language: English
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Keywords: Basal ganglia, Parkinson's disease
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Movement Neurosciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Imaging Neuroscience
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10134366
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