ArticleJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2017
Effect of tDCS stimulation of motor cortex and cerebellum on EEG classification of motor imagery and sensorimotor band power.
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- Combined Use of Electroencephalography and Transcranial Electrical Stimulation: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Lower Limb Subacute Stroke Rehabilitation.Neural plasticity · 2023Trial
- Optimizing electrode placement for transcranial direct current stimulation in nonsuperficial cortical regions: a computational modeling study.Biomedical engineering letters · 2024Article
- Synchronized application of closed-loop NMES and precision tACS in post-stroke hand rehabilitation: a protocol of neurorehabilitation trial.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2024Article
- Electroencephalographic Patterns in taVNS: A Systematic Review.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Review of tDCS Configurations for Stimulation of the Lower-Limb Area of Motor Cortex and Cerebellum.Brain sciences · 2022Review
- Feasibility of combining functional near-infrared spectroscopy with electroencephalography to identify chronic stroke responders to cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation-a computational modeling and portable neuroimaging methodological study.Cerebellum (London, England) · 2021Article
- Corticomuscular Coherence for Upper Arm Flexor and Extensor Muscles During Isometric Exercise and Cyclically Isokinetic Movement.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2019Article
- Effects of tDCS on Real-Time BCI Detection of Pedaling Motor Imagery.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
- Improving Real-Time Lower Limb Motor Imagery Detection Using tDCS and an Exoskeleton.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2018Article
- EEG Spectral Generators Involved in Motor Imagery: A swLORETA Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2017Article
- Low Intensity Focused tDCS Over the Motor Cortex Shows Inefficacy to Improve Motor Imagery Performance.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundTranscranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a technique for brain modulation that has potential to be used in motor neurorehabilitation. Considering that the cerebellum and motor cortex exert influence on the motor network, their stimulation could enhance motor functions, such as motor imagery, and be utilized for brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) during motor neurorehabilitation.
methodsA new tDCS montage that influences cerebellum and either right-hand or feet motor area is proposed and validated with a simulation of electric field. The effect of current density (0, 0.02, 0.04 or 0.06 mA/cm
resultsThe proposed montage improved the classification of right-hand motor imagery for 4 out of 5 subjects when the highest current was applied for 10 minutes over the right-hand motor area. Although EEG band power changes could not be related directly to classification improvement, tDCS appears to affect variably different motor areas on μ and/or β band.
conclusionsThe proposed montage seems capable of enhancing right-hand motor imagery detection when the right-hand motor area is stimulated. Future research should be focused on applying higher currents over the feet motor cortex, which is deeper in the brain compared to the hand motor cortex, since it may allow observation of effects due to tDCS. Also, strategies for improving analysis of EEG respect to accuracy changes should be implemented.
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