Improvement of spatial tactile acuity by transcranial direct current stimulation

P Ragert, Y Vandermeeren, M Camus… - Clinical …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Non-invasive brain stimulation such as transcranial direct current stimulation
(tDCS) has been successfully used to induce polarity-specific excitability changes in the …

Transcranial direct current stimulation disrupts tactile perception

A Rogalewski, C Breitenstein… - European Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The excitability of the cerebral cortex can be modulated by various transcranial stimulation
techniques. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) offers the advantage of portable …

Dual-hemisphere transcranial direct current stimulation improves performance in a tactile spatial discrimination task

S Fujimoto, T Yamaguchi, Y Otaka, K Kondo… - Clinical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that dual-hemisphere transcranial
direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the primary somatosensory cortex (S1) could improve …

Transcranial direct current stimulation over the primary and secondary somatosensory cortices transiently improves tactile spatial discrimination in stroke patients

S Fujimoto, N Kon, Y Otaka, T Yamaguchi… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
In healthy subjects, dual hemisphere transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the
primary (S1) and secondary somatosensory cortices (S2) has been found to transiently …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of transcranial electrical stimulation regimens for effects on inhibitory circuit activity in primary somatosensory cortex and tactile spatial …

K Saito, N Otsuru, Y Inukai, S Miyaguchi… - Behavioural brain …, 2019 - Elsevier
Transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) can be used to modulate inhibitory circuits in primary
somatosensory cortex, resulting in improved somatosensory function. However, efficacy may …

Transcranial direct current stimulation ameliorates tactile sensory deficit in multiple sclerosis

F Mori, CG Nicoletti, H Kusayanagi, C Foti, DA Restivo… - Brain stimulation, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Deficit of tactile sensation in patients with MS is frequent and can be associated
with interference with daily life activities. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) …

Direct current stimulation over the human sensorimotor cortex modulates the brain's hemodynamic response to tactile stimulation

Y Wang, Y Hao, J Zhou, PJ Fried… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Tactile stimuli produce afferent signals that activate specific regions of the cerebral cortex.
Noninvasive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) effectively modulates cortical …

Continuous theta-burst rTMS over primary somatosensory cortex modulates tactile perception on the hand

N Rai, A Premji, M Tommerdahl, AJ Nelson - Clinical Neurophysiology, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Theta-burst stimulation (TBS) over the primary somatosensory cortex (SI) alters
cortical excitability, and in its intermittent form (iTBS) improves tactile spatial acuity. The …

Combination of 5 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and tactile coactivation boosts tactile discrimination in humans

P Ragert, HR Dinse, B Pleger, C Wilimzig… - Neuroscience …, 2003 - Elsevier
A combination of 5 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the left
primary somatosensory cortex together with tactile coactivation applied to the right index …

Dual-hemisphere tDCS facilitates greater improvements for healthy subjects' non-dominant hand compared to uni-hemisphere stimulation

BW Vines, C Cerruti, G Schlaug - BMC neuroscience, 2008 - Springer
Background Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive technique that
has been found to modulate the excitability of neurons in the brain. The polarity of the …