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ArticleCognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience2018

Poststimulation time interval-dependent effects of motor cortex anodal tDCS on reaction-time task performance.

Andrés Molero-Chamizo, José R Alameda Bailén, Tamara Garrido Béjar, Macarena García López, Inmaculada Jaén Rodríguez, Carolina Gutiérrez Lérida, Silvia Pérez Panal, Gloria González Ángel, Laura Lemus Corchero, María J Ruiz Vega and 2 more

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Andrés Molero-ChamizoDepartment of Psychology, University of Huelva, Psychobiology Area Campus El Carmen, 21071, Huelva, Spain. andres.molero@dpsi.uhu.es.
José R Alameda BailénDepartment of Psychology, University of Huelva, Psychobiology Area Campus El Carmen, 21071, Huelva, Spain.
Tamara Garrido BéjarDepartment of Psychology, University of Huelva, Psychobiology Area Campus El Carmen, 21071, Huelva, Spain.
Macarena García LópezDepartment of Psychology, University of Huelva, Psychobiology Area Campus El Carmen, 21071, Huelva, Spain.
Inmaculada Jaén RodríguezDepartment of Psychology, University of Huelva, Psychobiology Area Campus El Carmen, 21071, Huelva, Spain.
Carolina Gutiérrez LéridaDepartment of Psychology, University of Huelva, Psychobiology Area Campus El Carmen, 21071, Huelva, Spain.
Silvia Pérez PanalDepartment of Psychology, University of Huelva, Psychobiology Area Campus El Carmen, 21071, Huelva, Spain.
Gloria González ÁngelDepartment of Psychology, University of Huelva, Psychobiology Area Campus El Carmen, 21071, Huelva, Spain.
Laura Lemus CorcheroDepartment of Psychology, University of Huelva, Psychobiology Area Campus El Carmen, 21071, Huelva, Spain.
María J Ruiz VegaDepartment of Psychology, University of Huelva, Psychobiology Area Campus El Carmen, 21071, Huelva, Spain.
Michael A NitscheLeibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Resources, Dortmund, Germany.
Guadalupe N Rivera-UrbinaAutonomous University of Baja California, Mexicali, México.

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Abstract

Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) induces long-term potentiation-like plasticity, which is associated with long-lasting effects on different cognitive, emotional, and motor performances. Specifically, tDCS applied over the motor cortex is considered to improve reaction time in simple and complex tasks. The timing of tDCS relative to task performance could determine the efficacy of tDCS to modulate performance. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of a single session of anodal tDCS (1.5 mA, for 15 min) applied over the left primary motor cortex (M1) versus sham stimulation on performance of a go/no-go simple reaction-time task carried out at three different time points after tDCS-namely, 0, 30, or 60 min after stimulation. Performance zero min after anodal tDCS was improved during the whole course of the task. Performance 30 min after anodal tDCS was improved only in the last block of the reaction-time task. Performance 60 min after anodal tDCS was not significantly different throughout the entire task. These findings suggest that the motor cortex excitability changes induced by tDCS can improve motor responses, and these effects critically depend on the time interval between stimulation and task performance.

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AdultCognitionEvoked Potentials, MotorFemaleHumansMaleNeuronal PlasticityReaction TimeTask Performance and AnalysisTime PerceptionTranscranial Direct Current StimulationAnodal direct currentPrimary motor cortexReaction timeTranscranial direct current stimulation

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