Effects of Transcranial Pulse Stimulation of the Primary Motor Cortex on Motor Performance in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Crossover Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

We aimed to investigate the behavioral aftereffects of a novel noninvasive brain stimulation technique-transcranial pulse stimulation (TPS)-applied over the right motor cortex (rM1) in healthy adults.

Methods

Thirty-four healthy adults underwent a randomized, subject- and analyst- blind, crossover trial, receiving active TPS over the rM1 or control TPS over the vertex in two sessions 24 h apart. Motor performance was assessed using the Nine-Hole Peg Test (NHPT) and the Simple Reaction Time Task (SRTT) before, immediately after, and every 10 min for 40 min after each session. A linear mixed model and post hoc analyses were applied to evaluate the effects.

Results

No significant interaction effect (stimulation condition × time) was found. The left-hand NHPT perform

SUBMITTER: Qin PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12717462 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature