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Modulation of Somatosensory Alpha Rhythm by Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation at Mu-Frequency

Gundlach, Christopher ; Müller, Matthias M ; Nierhaus, Till ; Villringer, Arno ; Sehm, Bernhard

Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2017-08, Vol.11, p.432-432 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Switzerland: Frontiers Research Foundation

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  • Título:
    Modulation of Somatosensory Alpha Rhythm by Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation at Mu-Frequency
  • Autor: Gundlach, Christopher ; Müller, Matthias M ; Nierhaus, Till ; Villringer, Arno ; Sehm, Bernhard
  • Assuntos: Brain ; brain oscillations ; Cortex (somatosensory) ; EEG ; Electrodes ; electroencephalogram ; Electroencephalography ; mu-alpha ; Neuroscience ; Oscillations ; Rhythm ; Somatosensory system ; tACS ; transcranial alternating current stimulation ; Visual cortex ; Visual stimuli
  • É parte de: Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2017-08, Vol.11, p.432-432
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    Reviewed by: Vasil Kolev, Institute of Neurobiology (BAS), Bulgaria; Saskia Haegens, Columbia University, United States
    Edited by: Christoph S. Herrmann, University of Oldenburg, Germany
  • Descrição: : Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is emerging as an interventional tool to modulate different functions of the brain, potentially by interacting with intrinsic ongoing neuronal oscillations. Functionally different intrinsic alpha oscillations are found throughout the cortex. Yet it remains unclear whether tACS is capable of specifically modulating the somatosensory mu-rhythm in amplitude. : We used tACS to modulate mu-alpha oscillations in amplitude. When compared to sham stimulation we expected a modulation of mu-alpha oscillations but not visual alpha oscillations by tACS. : Individual mu-alpha frequencies were determined in 25 participants. Subsequently, blocks of tACS with individual mu-alpha frequency and sham stimulation were applied over primary somatosensory cortex (SI). Electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded before and after either stimulation or sham. Modulations of mu-alpha and, for control, visual alpha amplitudes were then compared between tACS and sham. : Somatosensory mu-alpha oscillations decreased in amplitude after tACS was applied at participants' individual mu-alpha frequency. No changes in amplitude were observed for sham stimulation. Furthermore, visual alpha oscillations were not affected by tACS or sham, respectively. : Our results demonstrate the capability of tACS to specifically modulate the targeted somatosensory mu-rhythm when the tACS frequency is tuned to the individual endogenous rhythm and applied over somatosensory areas. Our results are in contrast to previously reported amplitude increases of visual alpha oscillations induced by tACS applied over visual cortex. Our results may point to a specific interaction between our stimulation protocol and the functional architecture of the somatosensory system.
  • Editor: Switzerland: Frontiers Research Foundation
  • Idioma: Inglês
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