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November 1, 2025NeuroImageOpen Access

Imagining the beat: causal evidence for dorsal premotor cortex (dPMC) role in beat imagery via transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

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GLGiorgio LazzariLFLaura FerreriLCLuigi Cattaneo

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Overview

Experiment shows TMS affects beat imagery performance in individuals, suggesting a role for the dorsal premotor cortex and auditory imagery abilities.

Key Points

  • This research aims to clarify the role of the dorsal premotor cortex in beat imagery through causal evidence from TMS.
  • Participants included 42 non-musicians who listened to rhythmic musical excerpts.
  • The study used transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) targeting the dorsal premotor cortex and supplementary motor area, or a sham control.
  • Participants judged the alignment of a probe tone with the imagined beat after listening.
  • TMS over the dorsal premotor cortex significantly improved beat imagery performance in individuals with lower auditory imagery scores.
  • No significant effects were observed for TMS delivered to the supplementary motor area.
  • The findings indicate a functional dissociation between motor areas and highlight the context-dependent nature of rhythm imagery.

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Lazzari et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69254f7dc0ce034ddc359059https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121593
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