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- Title
Methylphenidate decreases the EEG mu power in the right primary motor cortex in healthy adults during motor imagery and execution.
- Authors
Aprigio, Danielle; Bittencourt, Juliana; Gongora, Mariana; Marinho, Victor; Teixeira, Silmar; Bastos, Victor Hugo; Cagy, Mauricio; Budde, Henning; Ribeiro, Pedro; Basile, Luis Fernando; Velasques, Bruna
- Abstract
This study investigated the effects of dopaminergic drugs on the EEG mu power during motor imagery, action observation, and execution. This is a double-blind, crossover study with a sample of 15 healthy adults under placebo vs. methylphenidate vs. risperidone conditions during motor imagery, action observation, and execution tasks. The participants had drug dosage adjustment based on body weight/dose (mg/kg). We also analyzed the mu band power by electroencephalography during the study steps. The main result is the interaction between the condition and task factors for the C3 and C4 electrodes, with decreasing EEG mu power in the methylphenidate when compared to risperidone (p ≤ 0.0083). Our results can indicate that the methylphenidate decreases the neurophysiological activity in the central cortical regions during the perceptual experience of tasks with or without body movement.
- Subjects
MOTOR cortex; METHYLPHENIDATE; DOPAMINE agents; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; DRUG dosage
- Publication
Brain Structure & Function, 2021, Vol 226, Issue 4, p1185
- ISSN
1863-2653
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00429-021-02233-8