Te content of the rectifed motor evoked potential(MEP)induced by transcranial magnetic stimulation(TMS)has ambiguously been assessed without the precision that energy calculation deserves.Tis fact has misled data inte...Te content of the rectifed motor evoked potential(MEP)induced by transcranial magnetic stimulation(TMS)has ambiguously been assessed without the precision that energy calculation deserves.Tis fact has misled data interpretation and misguided biomedical interventions.To defnitively fll the gap that exits in the neurophysics processing of these signals,we computed,in Walls(̂�),the bioenergy within the rectifed MEP recorded from the human frst digitorum index(FDI)muscle at rest and under isometric contraction.We also gauged the biowork exerted by this muscle.Here we show that bioenergy and biowork can accurately and successfully be assessed,validated,and determined in̂�from MEP signals induced by TMS,regardless of knowing the mathematical expression of the function of the signal.Our novel neurophysics approach represents a dramatic paradigm shif in analysis and interpretation of the content of the MEP and will give a true meaning to the content of rectifed signals.Importantly,this innovative approach allowed unveiling that women exerted more bioenergy than men at the magnetic stimulations used in this study.Revisitation of conclusions drawn from studies published elsewhere assessing rectifed EMG signals that have used ambiguous units is strongly recommended.展开更多
基金The authors would like to thank Robert Reed for reviewing the English grammar of this article and Mayra A.Gualdron for graphical design.Dr.Fidias E.Leon-Sarmiento was supported by the US National Institutes of Health(RO1DA019055-04)the Department of Defense(USAMRAA W81XWH-09-1-0467)+1 种基金the Michael J.Fox Foundation(Grant no.11805)Alexander Gonzalez-Castano,MSc.,was supported by the Corporacion Universitaria Minuto de Dios-UNIMINUTO.
文摘Te content of the rectifed motor evoked potential(MEP)induced by transcranial magnetic stimulation(TMS)has ambiguously been assessed without the precision that energy calculation deserves.Tis fact has misled data interpretation and misguided biomedical interventions.To defnitively fll the gap that exits in the neurophysics processing of these signals,we computed,in Walls(̂�),the bioenergy within the rectifed MEP recorded from the human frst digitorum index(FDI)muscle at rest and under isometric contraction.We also gauged the biowork exerted by this muscle.Here we show that bioenergy and biowork can accurately and successfully be assessed,validated,and determined in̂�from MEP signals induced by TMS,regardless of knowing the mathematical expression of the function of the signal.Our novel neurophysics approach represents a dramatic paradigm shif in analysis and interpretation of the content of the MEP and will give a true meaning to the content of rectifed signals.Importantly,this innovative approach allowed unveiling that women exerted more bioenergy than men at the magnetic stimulations used in this study.Revisitation of conclusions drawn from studies published elsewhere assessing rectifed EMG signals that have used ambiguous units is strongly recommended.
