Stimulating the Healthy Brain to Investigate Neural Correlates of Motor Preparation: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Objective:Noninvasive brain stimulation techniques can be used to selectively increase or decrease the excitability of a cortical region, providing a unique opportunity to assess the causal contribution of that region to the process being assessed. The objective of this paper is to systematically examine studies investigating changes in reaction time induced by noninvasive brain stimulation in healthy participants during movement preparation. Methods:A systematic review of the literature was performed in the PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and Web of science databases. A combination of keywords related to motor preparation, associated behavioral outcomes, and noninvasive brain stimulation methods was used. Results:Twenty-seven studies were included, and systematic data extraction and qu

SUBMITTER: Neige C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5835236 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature