Effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation of the posterior parietal cortex on saccades and vergence
- 1 December 2001
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in NeuroReport
- Vol. 12 (18), 4041-4046
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00001756-200112210-00037
Abstract
Previous studies showed that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of the posterior parietal cortex (PPC) prolongs the latency of intentional saccades. We examined whether a similar effect exists for reflexive saccades and vergence. To elicit reflexive movements, a gap paradigm was used; lateral saccades and vergence along the median plane were interleaved. TMS was applied on the right PPC 80 ms after target onset. Blocks without TMS were performed and a control experiment with TMS over the primary motor cortex. The latter had no effect on the latency of any type of movements. In contrast, stimulation of the PPC increased the latency of both saccades and vergence, suggesting that the PPC is involved in the triggering of reflexive movements both in direction and in depth.Keywords
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