Excessive excitability of inhibitory cortical circuit and disturbance of ballistic targeting movement in degenerative cerebellar ataxia

Abstract This study aimed to investigate abnormalities in inhibitory cortical excitability and motor control during ballistic-targeting movements in individuals with degenerative cerebellar ataxia (DCA). Sixteen participants took part in the study (DCA group [n = 8] and healthy group [n = 8]). The r...

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Published in:Scientific Reports
Main Authors: Akiyoshi Matsugi, Satoru Nishishita, Kyota Bando, Yutaka Kikuchi, Keigo Tsujimoto, Yuto Tanabe, Naoki Yoshida, Hiroaki Tanaka, Shinya Douchi, Takeru Honda, Masato Odagaki, Hideki Nakano, Yohei Okada, Nobuhiko Mori, Koichi Hosomi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41088-3