Repetition suppression and plasticity in the human brain
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Beitragende
Abstract
The suppression of neuronal responses to a repeated event is a ubiquitous phenomenon in neuroscience. However, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unexplored. The aim of this study was to examine the temporal evolution of experience-dependent changes in connectivity induced by repeated stimuli. We recorded event-related potentials (ERPs) during frequency changes of a repeating tone. Bayesian inversion of dynamic causal models (DCM) of ERPs revealed systematic repetition-dependent changes in both intrinsic and extrinsic connections, within a hierarchical cortical network. Critically, these changes occurred very quickly, over inter-stimulus intervals that implicate short-term synaptic plasticity. Furthermore, intrinsic (within-source) connections showed biphasic changes that were much faster than changes in extrinsic (between-source) connections, which decreased monotonically with repetition. This study shows that auditory perceptual learning is associated with repetition-dependent plasticity in the human brain. It is remarkable that distinct changes in intrinsic and extrinsic connections could be quantified so reliably and non-invasively using EEG.
Details
| Originalsprache | Englisch |
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| Seiten (von - bis) | 269-279 |
| Seitenumfang | 11 |
| Fachzeitschrift | NeuroImage |
| Jahrgang | 48 |
| Ausgabenummer | 1 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 15 Okt. 2009 |
| Peer-Review-Status | Ja |
| Extern publiziert | Ja |
Externe IDs
| PubMed | 19540921 |
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Schlagworte
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Schlagwörter
- Connectivity, DCM, EEG, Network, Perceptual learning