Noninvasive modulation of the hippocampal-entorhinal complex during spatial navigation in humans.

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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Noninvasive modulation of the hippocampal-entorhinal complex during spatial navigation in humans.
Journal
Science advances
Author(s)
Beanato E., Moon H.J., Windel F., Vassiliadis P., Wessel M.J., Popa T., Pauline M., Neufeld E., De Falco E., Gauthier B., Steiner M., Blanke O., Hummel F.C.
ISSN
2375-2548 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
2375-2548
Publication state
Published
Issued date
11/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
10
Number
44
Pages
eado4103
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Because of the depth of the hippocampal-entorhinal complex (HC-EC) in the brain, understanding of its role in spatial navigation via neuromodulation was limited in humans. Here, we aimed to better elucidate this relationship in healthy volunteers, using transcranial temporal interference electric stimulation (tTIS), a noninvasive technique allowing to selectively neuromodulate deep brain structures. We applied tTIS to the right HC-EC in either continuous or intermittent theta-burst stimulation patterns (cTBS or iTBS), compared to a control condition, during a virtual reality-based spatial navigation task and concomitant functional magnetic resonance imaging. iTBS improved spatial navigation performance, correlated with hippocampal activity modulation, and decreased grid cell-like activity in EC. Collectively, these data provide the evidence that human HC-EC activity can be directly and noninvasively modulated leading to changes of spatial navigation behavior. These findings suggest promising perspectives for patients suffering from cognitive impairment such as following traumatic brain injury or dementia.
Keywords
Humans, Spatial Navigation/physiology, Hippocampus/physiology, Male, Adult, Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods, Female, Entorhinal Cortex/physiology, Young Adult, Virtual Reality, Brain Mapping/methods
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