Aperiodic neural activity predicts cortical excitability in TMS-EEG
Timo van Hattem, Juliana Hougland, Juha Gogulski, Pedro Caldana Gordon, Paolo Belardinelli, Ulf Ziemann
This study shows that pre-stimulus aperiodic neural activity, not periodic alpha/beta power, better predicts cortical excitability measured via TMS-EEG in motor and prefrontal regions.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience