Unilateral cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation over the parietal area modulates postural control depending with eyes open and closed.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation (C-tDCS) is generally assumed to inhibit cortical excitability. The parietal cortex contributes to multisensory information processing in the postural control system, and this processing is proposed to be different between the right and left hemispheres and sensory modality. However, previous studies did not clarify whether the effects of unilateral C-tDCS of the parietal cortex on the postural control system differ depending on the hemisphere. We investigated the changes in static postural stability after unilateral C-tDCS of the parietal cortex.

Methods

Ten healthy right-handed participants were recruited for right- and left-hemisphere tDCS and sham stimulation, respectively. The cathodal electrode was placed on ei

SUBMITTER: Oka S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9499265 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature