Transcranial direct-current stimulation combined with attention increases cortical excitability and improves motor learning in healthy volunteers.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique that has the potential to induce motor cortical plasticity in humans. It is well known that motor cortical plasticity plays an essential role in motor learning and recovery in patients with stroke and neurodegenerative disorders. However, it remains unclear how cognitive function influences motor cortical plasticity induced by tDCS. The present study aimed to investigate whether anodal tDCS combined with attention to a target muscle could enhance motor cortical plasticity and improve motor learning in healthy individuals. METHODS:Thirty-three healthy volunteers were assigned to two experiments. In experiment 1, there were three interventional conditions: 1) anodal tDCS was applied while

SUBMITTER: Yamaguchi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7031972 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature