scholarly journals Stimulation of the Subthalamic Region Facilitates the Selection and Inhibition of Motor Responses in Parkinson's Disease

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 626-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wery P. M. van den Wildenberg ◽  
Geert J. M. van Boxtel ◽  
Maurits W. van der Molen ◽  
D. Andries Bosch ◽  
Johannes D. Speelman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Basal Ganglia ◽  
Response Inhibition ◽  
Response Selection ◽  
Stop Signal ◽  
Stop Signal Task ◽  
Motor Responses ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Ventral Intermediate Nucleus

The aim of the present study was to specify the involvement of the basal ganglia in motor response selection and response inhibition. Two samples were studied. The first sample consisted of patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD) who received deep-brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN). The second sample consisted of patients who received DBS for the treatment of PD or essential tremor (ET) in the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus (Vim). Stop-signal task and go/no-go task performances were studied in both groups. Both groups performed these tasks with (on stimulation) and without (off stimulation) DBS to address the question of whether stimulation is effective in improving choice reaction time (RT) and stop-signal RT. The results show that DBS of the STN was associated with significantly enhanced inhibitory control, as indicated by shorter stop-signal RTs. An additional finding is that DBS of the STN led to significantly shorter choice RT. The effects of DBS on responding and response inhibition were functionally independent. Although DBS of the Vim did not systematically affect task performance in patients with ET, a subgroup of Vim-stimulated PD patients showed enhanced stop-signal RTs in on stimulation versus off stimulation. This result suggests that the change in performance to stop signals may not be directly related to STN function, but rather results from a change in PD function due to DBS in general. The findings are discussed in terms of current functional and neurobiological models that relate basal ganglia function to the selection and inhibition of motor responses.

scholarly journals Locus coeruleus integrity and the effect of atomoxetine on response inhibition in Parkinson's disease

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire O'Callaghan ◽  
Frank Hubert Hezemans ◽  
Rong Ye ◽  
Catarina Rua ◽  
P Simon Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Locus Coeruleus ◽  
Response Inhibition ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
Stop Signal ◽  
Stop Signal Task ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Caudal Portion

Cognitive decline is a common feature of Parkinson's disease, and many of these cognitive deficits fail to respond to dopaminergic therapy. Therefore, targeting other neuromodulatory systems represents an important therapeutic strategy. Among these, the locus coeruleus-noradrenaline system has been extensively implicated in response inhibition deficits. Restoring noradrenaline levels using the noradrenergic reuptake inhibitor atomoxetine can improve response inhibition in some patients with Parkinson's disease, but there is considerable heterogeneity in treatment response. Accurately predicting the patients who would benefit from therapies targeting this neurotransmitter system remains a critical goal, in order to design the necessary clinical trials with stratified patient selection to establish the therapeutic potential of atomoxetine. Here, we test the hypothesis that integrity of the noradrenergic locus coeruleus explains the variation in improvement of response inhibition following atomoxetine. In a double-blind placebo-controlled randomised crossover design, 19 people with Parkinson's disease completed an acute psychopharmacological challenge with 40 mg of oral atomoxetine or placebo. A stop-signal task was used to measure response inhibition, with stop-signal reaction times obtained through hierarchical Bayesian estimation of an ex-Gaussian race model. Twenty-six control subjects completed the same task without undergoing the drug manipulation. In a separate session, patients and controls underwent ultra-high field 7T imaging of the locus coeruleus using a neuromelanin-sensitive magnetisation transfer sequence. The principal result was that atomoxetine improved stop-signal reaction times in those patients with lower locus coeruleus integrity. This was in the context of a general impairment in response inhibition, as patients on placebo had longer stop-signal reaction times compared to controls. We also found that the caudal portion of the locus coeruleus showed the largest neuromelanin signal decrease in the patients compared to controls. Our results highlight a link between the integrity of the noradrenergic locus coeruleus and response inhibition in Parkinson's disease patients. Furthermore, they demonstrate the importance of baseline noradrenergic state in determining the response to atomoxetine. We suggest that locus coeruleus neuromelanin imaging offers a marker of noradrenergic capacity that could be used to stratify patients in trials of noradrenergic therapy and to ultimately inform personalised treatment approaches.

scholarly journals Relating Response Inhibition, Brain Connectivity, and Freezing of Gait in People with Parkinson’s Disease

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Daniel S. Peterson ◽  
Katrijn Smulders ◽  
Martina Mancini ◽  
John G. Nutt ◽  
Fay B. Horak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
White Matter ◽  
Response Inhibition ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Right Hemisphere ◽  
Freezing Of Gait ◽  
Stop Signal ◽  
Stop Signal Task ◽  
Microstructural Integrity

ABSTRACT Objective: Freezing of gait (FoG) in Parkinson’s disease (PD) has been associated with response inhibition. However, the relationship between response inhibition, neural dysfunction, and PD remains unclear. We assessed response inhibition and microstructural integrity of brain regions involved in response inhibition [right hemisphere inferior frontal cortex (IFC), bilateral pre-supplementary motor areas (preSMA), and subthalamic nuclei (STN)] in PD subjects with and without FoG and elderly controls. Method: Twenty-one people with PD and FoG (PD-FoG), 18 without FoG (PD-noFoG), and 19 age-matched controls (HC) completed a Stop-Signal Task (SST) and MRI scan. Probabilistic fiber tractography assessed structural integrity (fractional anisotropy, FA) among IFC, preSMA, and STN regions. Results: Stop-signal performance did not differ between PD and HC, nor between PD-FoG and PD-noFoG. Differences in white matter integrity were observed across groups (.001 < p < .064), but were restricted to PD versus HC groups; no differences in FA were observed between PD-FoG and PD-noFoG (p > .096). Interestingly, worse FoG was associated with higher (better) mean FA in the r-preSMA, (β = .547, p = .015). Microstructural integrity of the r-IFC, r-preSMA, and r-STN tracts correlated with stop-signal performance in HC (p ≤ .019), but not people with PD. Conclusion: These results do not support inefficient response inhibition in PD-FoG. Those with PD exhibited white matter loss in the response inhibition network, but this was not associated with FoG, nor with response inhibition deficits, suggesting FoG-specific neural changes may occur outside the response inhibition network. As shown previously, white matter loss was associated with response inhibition in elderly controls, suggesting PD may disturb this relationship.

scholarly journals The motor inhibitory network in patients with asymmetrical Parkinson’s disease: An fMRI study

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis R. Loayza ◽  
Ignacio Obeso ◽  
Rafael González Redondo ◽  
Federico Villagra ◽  
Elkin Luis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Subthalamic Nucleus ◽  
Inferior Frontal Gyrus ◽  
Stop Signal ◽  
Stop Signal Task ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Inhibitory Network ◽  
Fmri Study ◽  
The Right

AbstractRecent imaging studies with the stop-signal task in healthy individuals indicate that the subthalamic nucleus, the pre-supplementary motor area and the inferior frontal gyrus are key components of the right hemisphere “inhibitory network”. Limited information is available regarding neural substrates of inhibitory processing in patients with asymmetric Parkinson’s disease. The aim of the current fMRI study was to identify the neural changes underlying deficient inhibitory processing on the stop-signal task in patients with predominantly left-sided Parkinson’s disease. Fourteen patients and 23 healthy controls performed a stop-signal task with the left and right hands. Behaviorally, patients showed delayed response inhibition with either hand compared to controls. We found small imaging differences for the right hand, however for the more affected left hand when behavior was successfully inhibited we found reduced activation of the inferior frontal gyrus bilaterally and the insula. Using the stop-signal delay as regressor, contralateral underactivation in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, inferior frontal and anterior putamen were found in patients. This finding indicates dysfunction of the right inhibitory network in left-sided Parkinson’s disease. Functional connectivity analysis of the left subthalamic nucleus showed a significant increase of connectivity with bilateral insula. In contrast, the right subthalamic nucleus showed increased connectivity with visuomotor and sensorimotor regions of the cerebellum. We conclude that altered inhibitory control in left-sided Parkinson’s disease is associated with reduced activation in regions dedicated to inhibition in healthy controls, which requires engagement of additional regions, not observed in controls, to successfully stop ongoing actions.

The subthalamic nucleus is involved in successful inhibition in the stop-signal task: A local field potential study in Parkinson's disease

2013 ◽  
Vol 239 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Alegre ◽  
Jon Lopez-Azcarate ◽  
Ignacio Obeso ◽  
Leonora Wilkinson ◽  
Maria C. Rodriguez-Oroz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Subthalamic Nucleus ◽  
Local Field ◽  
Local Field Potential ◽  
Field Potential ◽  
Stop Signal ◽  
Stop Signal Task ◽  
Potential Study

Parkinson’s Disease Subtypes Show Distinct Tradeoffs Between Response Initiation and Inhibition Latencies

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 665-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Tolleson ◽  
Maxim Turchan ◽  
Nelleke van Wouwe ◽  
David Isaacs ◽  
Fenna Phibbs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Stop Signal ◽  
Stop Signal Task ◽  
Response Initiation ◽  
Choice Reaction Task ◽  
Gait Dysfunction ◽  
Baseline Response ◽  
Stop Signal Reaction Time ◽  
Reaction Task

AbstractObjectives: In unpredictable situations, individuals often show tradeoffs between response initiation and inhibition speeds. We tested the hypothesis that Parkinson’s disease (PD) motor subtypes differentially impact tradeoffs between these two action-oriented processes. We predicted that, compared to tremor dominant (TD) patients, predominant postural instability and gait dysfunction (PIGD) patients would show exacerbated tradeoffs between response initiation and inhibition in situations requiring the sudden potential need to interrupt an action. Methods: Fifty-one PD patients (subdivided into PIGD [n=27] and TD [n=24]) and 21 healthy controls (HCs) completed a choice reaction task to establish baseline response initiation speed between groups. Subsequently, participants completed a stop-signal task which introduced an occasional, unpredictable stop stimulus. We measured changes in initiation speed in preparation of an unpredictable stop (i.e., proactive slowing) and inhibition latency (i.e., stop-signal reaction time). Results: Compared to HCs, PD patients showed slower response initiation speeds in the choice reaction task. All groups showed proactive slowing in the stop-signal task but the magnitude was considerably larger in PIGD patients, almost twice as large as TD patients. PD patients, irrespective of motor subtype, showed longer inhibition latencies than HCs. Conclusions: PIGD and TD subtypes both showed exacerbated response inhibition deficits. However, PIGD patients showed much more pronounced proactive slowing in situations with an expected yet unpredictable need to stop action abruptly. This suggests that PIGD is accompanied by exaggerated tradeoffs between response initiation and inhibition processes to meet situational action demands. We discuss putative neural mechanisms and clinical implications of these findings. (JINS, 2017, 23, 665–674)

scholarly journals Reduced locus coeruleus integrity linked to response inhibition deficits in parkinsonian disorders

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong Ye ◽  
Frank Hubert Hezemans ◽  
Claire O'Callaghan ◽  
Kamen A Tsvetanov ◽  
Catarina Rua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Locus Coeruleus ◽  
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy ◽  
Inhibitory Control ◽  
Response Inhibition ◽  
Stop Signal Task ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Noradrenergic System ◽  
Parkinsonian Disorders

Parkinson's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) both impair response inhibition, exacerbating impulsivity. Inhibitory control deficits vary across individuals, and have been linked with worse prognosis and lack of improvement on dopaminergic therapy. Motor and cognitive control are associated with noradrenergic innervation of the cortex, arising from the locus coeruleus noradrenergic system. Here we test the hypothesis that loss of structural integrity of the locus coeruleus explains response inhibition deficits in progressive supranuclear palsy and Parkinson's disease. This cross-sectional observational study recruited 24 people with idiopathic Parkinson's disease, 14 with PSP-Richardson's syndrome, and 24 age- and sex-matched controls. All participants undertook a stop-signal task and ultrahigh field 7T-magnetic transfer weighted imaging of the locus coeruleus. Hierarchical Bayesian estimation of the parameters of 'race models' of go- versus stop-decisions was used to quantify the cognitive processes of response inhibition. We tested the multivariate relationship between locus coeruleus integrity and model parameters using partial least squares. Both disorders impaired response inhibition at the group level. Progressive supranuclear palsy caused a distinct pattern of abnormalities in inhibitory control, relative to Parkinson's disease and healthy controls, with a paradoxically reduced threshold for go responses, but longer non-decision times, and more lapses of attention. The variation in response inhibition correlated with variation in the integrity of the locus coeruleus, across participants in both clinical groups. Structural imaging of the locus coeruleus, coupled with behavioural modelling in parkinsonian disorders, confirms that locus coeruleus integrity is associated with response inhibition and its degeneration contributes to neurobehavioural changes. The noradrenergic system is therefore a promising target to treat impulsivity in these conditions. The optimisation of noradrenergic treatment is likely to benefit from stratification according to locus coeruleus integrity.

scholarly journals Differences in unity: the go/no-go and stop signal tasks rely on different inhibitory mechanisms

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liisa Raud ◽  
René Westerhausen ◽  
Niamh Dooley ◽  
René J. Huster
Keyword(s):  
Response Inhibition ◽  
Response Selection ◽  
Stimulus Presentation ◽  
Stop Signal ◽  
Stop Signal Task ◽  
Control Networks ◽  
Inhibitory Mechanisms ◽  
Sensory Motor ◽  
Time Courses ◽  
Selection Mechanisms

AbstractResponse inhibition refers to the suppression of prepared or initiated actions. Typically, the go/no-go task (GNGT) or the stop signal task (SST) are used interchangeably to capture individual differences in response inhibition. Yet, there is some controversy if these tasks assess similar inhibitory processes. We extracted the time-courses of sensory, motor, attentional, and cognitive control networks by group independent component (G-ICA) analysis of electroencephalography (EEG) data from both tasks. Additionally, electromyography (EMG) from the responding effector muscles was recorded to detect the timing of response inhibition. The results indicated that inhibitory performance in the GNGT may be comparable to response selection mechanisms, reaching peripheral muscles at around 316 ms. In contrast, inhibitory performance in the SST is achieved via biasing of the sensory-motor system in preparation for stopping, followed by fast sensory, motor and frontal integration during outright stopping. Inhibition can be detected at the peripheral level at 140 ms after stop stimulus presentation. The GNGT and the SST therefore seem to recruit widely different neural dynamics, implying that the interchangeable use of superficially similar inhibition tasks in both basic and clinical research is unwarranted.

D2-Like Receptor Expression in the Hippocampus and Amygdala Informs Performance on the Stop-Signal Task in Parkinson’s Disease

2021 ◽  
pp. JN-RM-0968-21
Author(s):  
Leah G. Mann ◽  
Kaitlyn R. Hay ◽  
Alexander K. Song ◽  
Steven P. Errington ◽  
Paula Trujillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Stop Signal ◽  
Receptor Expression ◽  
Stop Signal Task
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