<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Functional inhibition of the human middle temporal cortex affects non-visual motion perception: a repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation study during tactile speed discrimination"^^ . "The visual motion-responsive middle temporal complex (hMT+) is activated during tactile and aural motion discrimination in both sighted and congenitally blind individuals, suggesting a supramodal organization of this area. Specifically, non-visual motion processing has been found to activate the more anterior portion of the hMT+. In the present study, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) was used to determine whether this more anterior portion of hMT+ truly plays a functional role in tactile motion processing. Sixteen blindfolded, young, healthy volunteers were asked to detect changes in the rotation velocity of a random Braille-like dot pattern by using the index or middle finger of their right hand. rTMS was applied for 600 ms (10 Hz, 110% motor threshold), 200 ms after the stimulus onset with a figure-of-eight coil over either the anterior portion of hMT+ or a midline parieto-occipital site (as a control). Accuracy and reaction times were significantly impaired only when TMS was applied on hMT+, but not on the control area. These results indicate that the recruitment of hMT+ is necessary for tactile motion processing, and thus corroborate the hypothesis of a ‘supramodal’ functional organization for this sensory motion processing area."^^ . "2011-02" . "236" . "2" . . "SAGE"^^ . . . "Experimental Biology and Medicine"^^ . . . "15353702" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Carlo"^^ . "Miniussi"^^ . "Carlo Miniussi"^^ . . "Daniela"^^ . "Bonino"^^ . "Daniela Bonino"^^ . . "Lorenzo"^^ . "Sani"^^ . "Lorenzo Sani"^^ . . "Emiliano"^^ . "Ricciardi"^^ . "Emiliano Ricciardi"^^ . . "Demis"^^ . "Basso"^^ . "Demis Basso"^^ . . "Pietro"^^ . "Pietrini"^^ . "Pietro Pietrini"^^ . . "Tomaso"^^ . "Vecchi"^^ . "Tomaso Vecchi"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #2934 \n\nFunctional inhibition of the human middle temporal cortex affects non-visual motion perception: a repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation study during tactile speed discrimination\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry"@en . .