Non-invasive Brain Stimulation of the Posterior Parietal Cortex Alters Postural Adaptation

• Published in: Frontiers in human neuroscience Vol. 14; p. 248
• Main Authors: Young, David R., Parikh, Pranav J., Layne, Charles S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Frontiers Research Foundation 26.06.2020; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Adaptability; Adaptation; after-effects; Brain damage; Cortex (parietal); Electrical stimulation of the brain; ESB; Excitability; Feedback; Human Neuroscience; Intervention; Investigations; Kinematics; posterior parietal cortex; Posture; Proprioception; Rehabilitation; Sensorimotor system; Sensory integration; Somatosensory cortex; transcranial direct current stimulation; Vestibular system

Effective central sensory integration of visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive information is required to promote adaptability in response to changes in the environment during postural control. Patients with a lesion in the posterior parietal cortex (PPC) have an impaired ability to form an interna...