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Several current data indicate that intracranial records of the Bereitschaftspotential from some brain loci manifest baseline shifts (EBS) in the early pre-movement period that are separated from the movement components by a distinct plateau. In this context, main purpose of this study was to assess whether structures generating the EBSs that are simultaneously widespread in various structures of the brain will be specifically linked to higher levels of large-scale integration in comparison to structures that were not involved in EBS generation. In this study were included 21 epilepsy surgery candidates (12 men, 9 women; aged from 18 to 49 years), who were measured during self-paced clenching movements of the hand. Brain activities during the task were recorded using intracerebral electrodes and were evaluated in pairs. Eighty two percent of the EBSs started in various distant brain structures at the same time, eighteen percent at different time. Approximately half of the EBSs of the first group started in the prefrontal regions; the second half was obtained from pairs located in parietal and temporal regions. The first, the second, and the third groups exhibited a special degree of activity synchronization. The simultaneous EBS onsets associated synchronization strongly suggests significantly higher functional coupling of these brain areas which is supposed to be a basic mechanism of integration of various areas of the brain participating in cognitive and intentional functions.
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Kukleta, M., Bob, P., Turak, B. et al. Large-Scale Synchronization Related to Structures Manifesting Simultaneous EEG Baseline Shifts in the Pre-Movement Period. Act Nerv Super 57, 101–109 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03379942
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