A TMS/EEG protocol for the causal assessment of the functions of the oscillatory brain rhythms in perceptual and cognitive processes

Trajkovic, J., Di Gregorio, F., Marcantoni, E., Thut, G. and Romei, V. (2022) A TMS/EEG protocol for the causal assessment of the functions of the oscillatory brain rhythms in perceptual and cognitive processes. STAR Protocols, 3(2), 101435. (doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101435) (PMID:35677610) (PMCID:PMC9168164)

Abstract

The combined use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), electroencephalogram (EEG), and behavioral performance allows investigation of causal relationships between neural markers and their functional relevance across a number of perceptual and cognitive processes. Here, we present a protocol for combining and applying these techniques on human subjects. We describe correlation approach and causal approach to disentangle the role of different oscillatory parameters, namely alpha frequency and amplitude that control for accuracy and metacognitive abilities, respectively, in a visual detection task. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Di Gregorio et al. (2022).

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: F.D.G. is supported by the Ministero della Salute (SG-2018-12367527); V.R. is supported by the Bial Foundation (204/18).
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Romei, Dr Vincenzo and Trajkovic, Jelena and Thut, Professor Gregor
• Authors: Trajkovic, J., Di Gregorio, F., Marcantoni, E., Thut, G., and Romei, V.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience
• Journal Name: STAR Protocols
• Publisher: Cell Press
• ISSN: 2666-1667
• ISSN (Online): 2666-1667
• Published Online: 04 June 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 The Authors
• First Published: First published in STAR Protocols 3(2): 101435
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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