Dokument: Individualized interstimulus interval improves the efficacy and consistency of paired associative stimulation in inducing cortical plasticity

Titel:Individualized interstimulus interval improves the efficacy and consistency of paired associative stimulation in inducing cortical plasticity
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URN (NBN):urn:nbn:de:hbz:061-20260713-112847-6
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Sprache:Englisch
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Autoren: Campana, Mattia [Autor]
Schilbach, Leonhard [Autor]
Padberg, Frank [Autor]
Günay, Suna D. [Autor]
Pross, Benjamin [Autor]
Vestring, Stefan [Autor]
Mortazavi, Matin [Autor]
Wagner, Elias [Autor]
Wagner, Elias [Autor]
Hasan, Alkomiet [Autor]
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Beschreibung:Purpose
Paired Associative Stimulation (PAS) is a non-invasive neuromodulation tool for inducing changes in motor cortex excitability. However, its applicability is limited by substantial inter-individual variability and inconsistent replicability. We tested whether an individualized PAS protocol (iPAS), in which the interstimulus interval (ISI) is calibrated to each participant's peripheral-cortical conduction time, enhances the efficacy and consistency of cortical plasticity induction compared to the conventional fixed-ISI protocol (PAS25, 25 ms.
Methods
In a randomized, single-blind, within-subject crossover study, 99 healthy participants each completed one PAS25 and one iPAS session in counterbalanced order. Motor evoked potentials (MEP) were recorded at baseline, and at 5-, 10-, and 20-minutes post-stimulation. The primary outcome was MEP amplitude modeled across all timepoints using a linear mixed-effects model with raw MEP amplitudes as the dependent variable.
Results
Both protocols increased MEP amplitudes relative to baseline. The primary analysis revealed a significant Condition × Timepoint interaction at 20 min (p = 0.018). Post hoc contrasts showed that iPAS produced significantly greater MEP amplitudes than PAS25 at 5 min (ratio = 1.15, p = 0.023) and 20 min (ratio = 1.23, p < 0.001), with a trend at 10 min (ratio = 1.12, p = 0.058).
Conclusions
By improving both the magnitude and reliability of motor cortex plasticity induction, and being readily implementable with standard neurophysiological equipment, iPAS may serve as the preferred alternative to conventional PAS, with potential applications in neurology, rehabilitation, and precision psychiatry.
Rechtliche Vermerke:Originalveröffentlichung:
Campana, M., Günay, S. D., Pross, B., Vestring, S., Schilbach, L., Mortazavi, M., Wagner, E., Strube, W., Padberg, F., & Hasan, A. (2026). Individualized interstimulus interval improves the efficacy and consistency of paired associative stimulation in inducing cortical plasticity. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, 7, Article 100318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transm.2026.100318
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