ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2018
Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over the Supplementary Motor Area Improves Anticipatory Postural Adjustments in Older Adults.
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- The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Balance Control in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2020Pooled it
- The effects of concurrent bilateral anodal tDCS of primary motor cortex and cerebellum on corticospinal excitability: a randomized, double-blind sham-controlled study.Brain structure & function · 2022Trial
- Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation over the Left Sensorimotor Cortex on Bimanual Force Control: A Computational and Experimental Investigation.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparative efficacy and mechanistic insights of non-invasive neuromodulation and motor rehabilitation on functional reorganization of the supplementary motor area in subacute stroke: a narrative review.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Review
- Enhancing Balance and Walking Endurance in Older Adults: The Potential of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as an Adjunct to Balance Training, a Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Clinical Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- As time goes by: SMA neuromodulation and time perception while watching moving images with different editing styles. A tDCS study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- No additive effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on balance exercises for brain activity and clinical outcomes in patients with chronic ankle instability: a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- The impact of transcranial direct current stimulation on the neuro-muscular control strategies of penalty kicks in soccer players.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- A pilot study on simultaneous stimulation of the primary motor cortex and supplementary motor area using gait-synchronized rhythmic brain stimulation to improve gait variability in post-stroke hemiparetic patients.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- High-Definition Trans-Spinal Current Stimulation Improves Balance and Somatosensory Control: A Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- High-frequency rTMS over bilateral primary motor cortex improves freezing of gait and emotion regulation in patients with Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Article
- Sex-dependent changes in emotional memory associated with cerebral blood flow alterations during Alzheimer's disease progression.Neuroradiology · 2023Article
- Is Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation an Effective Ergogenic Technology in Lower Extremity Sensorimotor Control for Healthy Population? A Narrative Review.Brain sciences · 2022Review
- Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over Prefrontal Cortex Slows Sequence Learning in Older Adults.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- Transcranial direct current stimulation for balance and gait in repetitive mild traumatic brain injury in rats.BMC neuroscience · 2021Article
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Abstract
We examined the influence of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the supplementary motor area (SMA) on anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs) and center of pressure (COP) sway in older adults. The study enrolled 12 healthy older adult volunteers. Subjects received anodal tDCS (2 mA) or sham stimulation over the SMA for 15 min and performed a self-paced rapid upward arm movement task on a force plate before, immediately after, and 15 min after the stimulation condition. APAs were measured as the temporal difference between activation onset in the deltoid anterior (AD) and biceps femoris (BF) muscles. The root mean square (RMS) area of COP sway, sway path length, medio-lateral mean velocity, and antero-posterior mean velocity of standing posture were also measured before and after the stimulation condition during the task. Anodal tDCS of the SMA extended APAs and decreased COP sway path length immediately after and 15 min after stimulation compared to baseline. These findings suggest that anodal tDCS over the SMA enhanced APAs function and improved postural sway during rapid upward arm movement in older adults.
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