Fast auditory TMR cues during rest strengthen alpha-band functional connectivity centered on the lateral orbitofrontal cortex relative to same-speed cues¶

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q2 i? The TMRfast group showed significantly stronger alpha-band FC between the left lOFC and right pars orbitalis (t = 4.32) and left RMFG (t = 4.46), FDR-corrected. → Kawasoe 2026

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Kawasoe 2026¶

Kawasoe, R., Matsumura, K., Shinohara, T., Arima, K., Takeo, Y., Ikeda, T. & Sugata, H. (2026). Wakeful targeted memory reactivation during short rest periods modulates early motor learning. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-026-00407-9

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EEG source-level lagged-coherence connectivity analysis of rest-interval data comparing the TMRfast and TMRregular groups, using a liberal exploratory FDR threshold (q = 0.3). The article cautions the findings should be interpreted with caution and confirmed with stringent thresholds.

"The TMRfast group showed significantly stronger FC in the alpha band between the left lOFC and right pars orbitalis (t = 4.32, p < 0.05, FDR-corrected) (Fig. 5), as well as with the left rostral middle frontal gyrus (RMFG) (t = 4.46, p < 0.05, FDR-corrected)"

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