Cerebral magnetic fields to lingual stimulation. |
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Authors: | J Karhu R Hari S T Lu R Paetau J Rif |
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Affiliation: | Low Temperature Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland. |
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Abstract: | We recorded cerebral magnetic fields to electric stimulation of the tongue in 7 healthy adults. The two main deflections of the response peaked around 55 msec (P55m) and 140 msec (N140m). During both of them the magnetic field pattern, determined with a 7- or 24-channel SQUID magnetometer, suggested a dipolar current source. The topography of P55m can be explained by a tangential dipole at the first somatosensory cortex (SI) in the posterior wall of the central sulcus. The equivalent source of N140m is, on average, about 1 cm lateral to the source of P55m. The reported method allows non-invasive determination of the cortical tongue representation area. |
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