Transcranial direct current stimulation disrupts tactile perception

• Published in: The European journal of neuroscience Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 313 - 316
• Main Authors: Rogalewski, Andreas, Breitenstein, Caterina, Nitsche, Michael A., Paulus, Walter, Knecht, Stefan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.07.2004
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis of Variance; cortical excitability; Electric Stimulation - methods; Electrodes; Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; Female; Functional Laterality - physiology; Humans; Male; Perception - physiology; Perception - radiation effects; Sensory Thresholds - radiation effects; somatosensory; Somatosensory Cortex - physiology; Somatosensory Cortex - radiation effects; tactile discrimination; tDCS; Touch - physiology; Touch - radiation effects; transcranial direct current stimulation

The excitability of the cerebral cortex can be modulated by various transcranial stimulation techniques. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) offers the advantage of portable equipment and could, therefore, be used for ambulatory modulation of brain excitability. However, modulation of cor...