Ten minutes of transcranial static magnetic field stimulation does not reliably modulate motor cortex excitability.

ABSTRACT: Recently, modulatory effects of static magnetic field stimulation (tSMS) on excitability of the motor cortex have been reported. In our previous study we failed to replicate these results. It was suggested that the lack of modulatory effects was due to the use of an auditory oddball task in our study. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the role of an oddball task on the effects of tSMS on motor cortex excitability. In a within-subject-design we compared 10 minutes tSMS with and without oddball task. In one of the two sessions subjects had to solve an auditory oddball task during the exposure to the magnet, whereas there was no task during exposure in the other session. Motor cortex excitability was measured before and after tSMS. No modulation was observed in any condition. However, when data were

SUBMITTER: Lorenz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7250443 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature