Аннотация:Oscillatory activity in subthalamic nucleus (STN) is under extensive study as it may
contribute to both normal motor control in basal ganglia and in it’s pathophysiological
impairment in Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the particular borders of beta
oscillatory range that is considered to be pathological are chosen arbitrarily. They
may vary from 8 to 15 Hz for the lower limit, thus capturing occasionally a part or the
whole alpha range into consideration. Here we studied the features of local field
potential (LFP) rhythmic activity in alpha (8-12 Hz), low (12-20 Hz) and high (20-30
Hz) beta ranges at rest and during voluntary movements using novel algorithm for
automatic parameterization of neural power spectral densities as a combination of
the aperiodic signal and putative periodic oscillations (Voitek et al. 2015). This
approach allows to estimate aperiodic "background" 1/f component from the slope of
the LFP spectras which may reflect excitation/inhibition ratio in neuronal population.
31 patients with PD undergoing DBS surgery were included in the study. LFPs were
recorded during rest and motor tests (patient were asked to contract fist and/or move
foot contralateral to the hemisphere recorded).
At rest oscillations in both low and high beta range were significantly higher in dorsal
part of STN, whereas alpha oscillations were stronger more ventrally. Motor tests led
to the significant decrease in the spectral slope and the increase in low beta range.
The most pronounced changes in the slope and in the low beta oscillation scores
were found in dorsal part of STN. At the same time, alpha and high beta ranges
during voluntary movements remained substantially unaffected. We believe that
alpha, low and high beta ranges must be considered separately in neurophisiological
research of basal ganglia.
This work was supported within frameworks of the state task for ICP RAS 0082-
2014-0001 (state registration #АААА-А17-117040610310-6) and RFBR grant #18-
015-00140