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dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Xue | - |
dc.contributor.author | Woolley, Daniel G. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Swinnen, Stephan P. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Feys, Hilde | - |
dc.contributor.author | MEESEN, Raf | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wenderoth, Nicole | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-04T09:51:57Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-04T09:51:57Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | PLOS ONE, 9 (7) | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/17126 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: Previous studies have investigated how tDCS over the primary motor cortex modulates excitability in the intrinsic hand muscles. Here, we tested if tDCS changes corticomotor excitability and/or cortical inhibition when measured in the extensor carpi radialis (ECR) and if these aftereffects can be successfully assessed during controlled muscle contraction. Methods: We implemented a double blind cross-over design in which participants (n = 16) completed two sessions where the aftereffects of 20 min of 1 mA (0.04 mA/cm(2)) anodal vs sham tDCS were tested in a resting muscle, and two more sessions where the aftereffects of anodal vs sham tDCS were tested in an active muscle. Results: Anodal tDCS increased corticomotor excitability in ECR when aftereffects were measured with a low-level controlled muscle contraction. Furthermore, anodal tDCS decreased short interval intracortical inhibition but only when measured at rest and after non-responders (n = 2) were removed. We found no changes in the cortical silent period. Conclusion: These findings suggest that targeting more proximal muscles in the upper limb with anodal tDCS is achievable and corticomotor excitability can be assessed in the presence of a low-level controlled contraction of the target muscle. | - |
dc.description.sponsorship | This work was funded by the Flanders Fund for Scientific Research (Project G. 0758.10). Xue Zhang is a pre-doctoral fellow of the Flanders Fund for Scientific Research. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.rights | © 2014 Zhang et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | - |
dc.title | Changes in Corticomotor Excitability and Intracortical Inhibition of the Primary Motor Cortex Forearm Area Induced by Anodal tDCS | - |
dc.type | Journal Contribution | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 7 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 9 | - |
local.format.pages | 10 | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.jcat | A1 | - |
dc.description.notes | Wenderoth, N (reprint author), Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Kinesiol, Motor Control Lab, Movement Control & Neuroplast Res Grp, Leuven, Belgium.nicole.wenderoth@hest.ethz.ch | - |
local.type.refereed | Refereed | - |
local.type.specified | Article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0101496 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | 000338637300050 | - |
item.contributor | Zhang, Xue | - |
item.contributor | Woolley, Daniel G. | - |
item.contributor | Swinnen, Stephan P. | - |
item.contributor | Feys, Hilde | - |
item.contributor | MEESEN, Raf | - |
item.contributor | Wenderoth, Nicole | - |
item.accessRights | Open Access | - |
item.fullcitation | Zhang, Xue; Woolley, Daniel G.; Swinnen, Stephan P.; Feys, Hilde; MEESEN, Raf & Wenderoth, Nicole (2014) Changes in Corticomotor Excitability and Intracortical Inhibition of the Primary Motor Cortex Forearm Area Induced by Anodal tDCS. In: PLOS ONE, 9 (7). | - |
item.validation | ecoom 2015 | - |
item.fulltext | With Fulltext | - |
crisitem.journal.issn | 1932-6203 | - |
crisitem.journal.eissn | 1932-6203 | - |
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