Task-related changes in resting state connectivity are affected by temporal interference (TI) stimulation

Background: Resting-state metrics, such as brain network activity and functional connectivity (FC), are influenced by preceding cognitive tasks, such as memory formation. Brain stimulation can modulate brain network activity and FC during the resting state. However, it is unknown whether it can acut...

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Main Authors: Danielle Lauren Kurtin, Ketevan Alania, Edward Rhodes, Samuel Vincent, Ines R. Violante, Nir Grossman
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Published: Elsevier 2025-05-01
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author Danielle Lauren Kurtin
Ketevan Alania
Edward Rhodes
Samuel Vincent
Ines R. Violante
Nir Grossman
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Ketevan Alania
Edward Rhodes
Samuel Vincent
Ines R. Violante
Nir Grossman
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description Background: Resting-state metrics, such as brain network activity and functional connectivity (FC), are influenced by preceding cognitive tasks, such as memory formation. Brain stimulation can modulate brain network activity and FC during the resting state. However, it is unknown whether it can acutely modulate activity or FC traces of preceding cognitive tasks. Objectives: We evaluated whether non-invasive temporal interference (TI) stimulation of the hippocampus can modulate hippocampal resting-state FC traces induced by a preceding hippocampally-dependent task. Methods: We collected resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rsfMRI) in twenty healthy participants before and after the performance of an associative memory task. Theta-band TI stimulation of the medial and anterior hippocampus, and sham stimulation were delivered during post-task resting state. We used permutation tests to assess differences in pairwise mutual information functional connectivity (miFC) between pre-task rsfMRI vs post-task sham. In edges with significantly different pre-vs post-task miFC, permutation tests assessed the effect of TI on post-task miFC. Results: MiFC was significantly lower in several functional networks during post-task sham compared to pre-task baseline, including the hippocampal-connected and task-related Anterior Temporal (AT) and Posterior Medial (PM) networks. TI stimulation of the hippocampus during post-task resting state increased the miFC in the hippocampal AT and PM networks as well as other functional networks. Conclusions: Non-invasive TI stimulation of the hippocampus during the resting state acutely modulated FC traces related to preceding hippocampal-dependent memory tasks.
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spelling doaj-art-681baeee44bd4f678bd381f2f661f3c72025-08-20T01:55:27ZengElsevierBrain Stimulation1935-861X2025-05-0118393794710.1016/j.brs.2025.04.010Task-related changes in resting state connectivity are affected by temporal interference (TI) stimulationDanielle Lauren Kurtin0Ketevan Alania1Edward Rhodes2Samuel Vincent3Ines R. Violante4Nir Grossman5Division of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK; UK Dementia Research Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK; Corresponding author. Division of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.Division of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK; UK Dementia Research Institute, Imperial College London, London, UKDivision of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK; UK Dementia Research Institute, Imperial College London, London, UKSt Georges, University of London, London, UKSchool of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, UK; Corresponding author. School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, UKDivision of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK; UK Dementia Research Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK; Corresponding author. Division of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK.Background: Resting-state metrics, such as brain network activity and functional connectivity (FC), are influenced by preceding cognitive tasks, such as memory formation. Brain stimulation can modulate brain network activity and FC during the resting state. However, it is unknown whether it can acutely modulate activity or FC traces of preceding cognitive tasks. Objectives: We evaluated whether non-invasive temporal interference (TI) stimulation of the hippocampus can modulate hippocampal resting-state FC traces induced by a preceding hippocampally-dependent task. Methods: We collected resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rsfMRI) in twenty healthy participants before and after the performance of an associative memory task. Theta-band TI stimulation of the medial and anterior hippocampus, and sham stimulation were delivered during post-task resting state. We used permutation tests to assess differences in pairwise mutual information functional connectivity (miFC) between pre-task rsfMRI vs post-task sham. In edges with significantly different pre-vs post-task miFC, permutation tests assessed the effect of TI on post-task miFC. Results: MiFC was significantly lower in several functional networks during post-task sham compared to pre-task baseline, including the hippocampal-connected and task-related Anterior Temporal (AT) and Posterior Medial (PM) networks. TI stimulation of the hippocampus during post-task resting state increased the miFC in the hippocampal AT and PM networks as well as other functional networks. Conclusions: Non-invasive TI stimulation of the hippocampus during the resting state acutely modulated FC traces related to preceding hippocampal-dependent memory tasks.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X25000919Temporal interferenceStimulationHippocampusMemoryFunctional connectivityNetworks
spellingShingle Danielle Lauren Kurtin
Ketevan Alania
Edward Rhodes
Samuel Vincent
Ines R. Violante
Nir Grossman
Task-related changes in resting state connectivity are affected by temporal interference (TI) stimulation
Brain Stimulation
Temporal interference
Stimulation
Hippocampus
Memory
Functional connectivity
Networks
title Task-related changes in resting state connectivity are affected by temporal interference (TI) stimulation
title_full Task-related changes in resting state connectivity are affected by temporal interference (TI) stimulation
title_fullStr Task-related changes in resting state connectivity are affected by temporal interference (TI) stimulation
title_full_unstemmed Task-related changes in resting state connectivity are affected by temporal interference (TI) stimulation
title_short Task-related changes in resting state connectivity are affected by temporal interference (TI) stimulation
title_sort task related changes in resting state connectivity are affected by temporal interference ti stimulation
topic Temporal interference
Stimulation
Hippocampus
Memory
Functional connectivity
Networks
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X25000919
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