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ReviewJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2024

An overview of the effects and mechanisms of transcranial stimulation frequency on motor learning.

Michelle McNally, Gabriel Byczynski, Sven Vanneste

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Review in Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Michelle McNallyDepartment of Physiology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland.
Gabriel ByczynskiLab for Clinical and Integrative Neuroscience, Trinity College Institute for Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland.
Sven VannesteLab for Clinical and Integrative Neuroscience, Trinity College Institute for Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 PN40, Ireland. sven.vanneste@tcd.ie.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many studies over the recent decades have attempted the modulation of motor learning using brain stimulation. Alternating currents allow for researchers not only to electrically stimulate the brain, but to further investigate the effects of specific frequencies, in and beyond the context of their endogenous associations. Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) has therefore been used during motor learning to modulate aspects of acquisition, consolidation and performance of a learned motor skill. Despite numerous reviews on the effects of tACS, and its role in motor learning, there are few studies which synthesize the numerous frequencies and their respective theoretical mechanisms as they relate to motor and perceptual processes. Here we provide a short overview of the main stimulation frequencies used in motor learning modulation (e.g., alpha, beta, and gamma), and discuss the effect and proposed mechanisms of these studies. We summarize with the current state of the field, the effectiveness and variability in motor learning modulation, and novel mechanistic proposals from other fields.

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LearningMotor SkillsTranscranial Direct Current StimulationHumansMotor CortexAlternating currentBrain stimulationFrequency bandModulationMotor learningMotor performanceMotor skill

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PMID39267118
PMCPMC11391832

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