Within-session repeated a-tDCS: The effects of repetition rate and inter-stimulus interval on corticospinal excitability and motor performance

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 125, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1809-1818

  Bastani, A ^a   Jaberzadeh, S ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Non invasive brain stimulation; Optimal tDCS parameter; Plasticity; Transcranial direct current stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSPINAL EXCITABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURDUE PEGBOARD TEST; SKIN PRURITUS; SKIN TINGLING; STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION SYSTEM; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MOTOR CORTEX; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REPRODUCIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906096480     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.01.010     Document Type: Article

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