14. Cerebellar direct current stimulation modulates hand blink reflex: Implications for defensive behavior in humans

• Published in: Clinical neurophysiology Vol. 128; no. 12; p. e418
• Main Authors: Bocci, T., Ferrucci, R., Barloscio, D., Parenti, L., Cortese, F., Priori, A., Sartucci, F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Neurology

The cerebellum is involved in a wide number of integrative functions. We evaluated the role of cerebellum in peripersonal defensive behavior, as assessed by the so-called hand blink reflex (HBR). Twenty subjects underwent to cerebellar (sham, anodal, cathodal) and motor cortex (anodal or cathodal) t...