Plasticity Induced by Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation in Bilateral Motor Cortices Is Not Altered in Older Adults

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/np/volume-2015/323409/figures/323409.fig.004a.svgz" name="323409.fig.004a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>LTP-like responders</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/np/volume-2015/323409/figures/323409.fig.004b.svgz" name="323409.fig.004b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>LTD-like responders</td></tr></table>

<div>Average normalised MEP change following iTBS in young and older LTP-like (a) and LTD-like (b) responders. In both of the LTP-like and LTD-like responders, MEP change was comparable between young and older adults and was greater in the hemisphere receiving iTBS (stimulated) than the hemisphere not receiving iTBS (unstimulated). Error bars denote<i> SEM</i>.</div>

Neural Plasticity

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Figure 4: Plasticity Induced by Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation in Bilateral Motor Cortices Is Not Altered in Older Adults 