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<p>While scientific research has extensively explored how the brain integrates touch and pain signals, the cerebral processing of specific vibrotactile frequencies remains poorly understood. This gap is particularly significant given clinical evidence that vibrotactile stimulation can reduce pain in both chronic pain patients and experimental settings. Our study investigated the cortical electrophysiological correlates of peripheral vibrotactile stimulation across different frequencies in healthy volunteers, with a focus on frequency-dependent patterns of neuronal activation. While electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded, healthy participants received vibrotactile stimulation (high-frequency burst stimulation with different inter-burst intervals) to the left index fingertip at frequencies corresponding to established neural rhythms: delta (2&#xa0;Hz), theta (6&#xa0;Hz), alpha (12&#xa0;Hz), beta (20&#xa0;Hz), and gamma (40&#xa0;Hz). We compared the EEG bandwidth activity between vibrotactile stimulation conditions relative to resting baseline. Our findings demonstrated that vibrotactile stimulation produces distinct frequency-dependent patterns of cortical activation. A key finding was that 6&#xa0;Hz stimulation selectively enhanced theta power in the left prefrontal cortex - an electrophysiological signature previously linked to successful pain relief. These findings advance the understanding of the “spectrotopic” nature of vibrotactile frequency processing in the cortex and provide a mechanistic foundation for developing novel vibration-based therapies in the future.</p>

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Cortical spectral dynamics of vibrotactile frequency processing

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    2025年8月14日

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  • Nabi Rustamov,
  • Phillip Demarest,
  • Zhuangyu Han,
  • Safia Mohamud,
  • Simon Haroutounian,
  • Eric C. Leuthardt

摘要

While scientific research has extensively explored how the brain integrates touch and pain signals, the cerebral processing of specific vibrotactile frequencies remains poorly understood. This gap is particularly significant given clinical evidence that vibrotactile stimulation can reduce pain in both chronic pain patients and experimental settings. Our study investigated the cortical electrophysiological correlates of peripheral vibrotactile stimulation across different frequencies in healthy volunteers, with a focus on frequency-dependent patterns of neuronal activation. While electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded, healthy participants received vibrotactile stimulation (high-frequency burst stimulation with different inter-burst intervals) to the left index fingertip at frequencies corresponding to established neural rhythms: delta (2 Hz), theta (6 Hz), alpha (12 Hz), beta (20 Hz), and gamma (40 Hz). We compared the EEG bandwidth activity between vibrotactile stimulation conditions relative to resting baseline. Our findings demonstrated that vibrotactile stimulation produces distinct frequency-dependent patterns of cortical activation. A key finding was that 6 Hz stimulation selectively enhanced theta power in the left prefrontal cortex - an electrophysiological signature previously linked to successful pain relief. These findings advance the understanding of the “spectrotopic” nature of vibrotactile frequency processing in the cortex and provide a mechanistic foundation for developing novel vibration-based therapies in the future.