Noninvasive Brain Stimulation over the M1 Enhances Bimanual Force Control Ability: A Randomized Double-Blind Sham-Controlled Study
- Authors
- Jin, Yan; Lee, Jaehyuk; Oh, Sejun; Gimenez, Maria Celeste Flores; Yoon, BumChul
- Issue Date
- 3-9월-2019
- Publisher
- ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Keywords
- Bimanual force coordination; force matching; primary motor cortex; transcranial direct current stimulation
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF MOTOR BEHAVIOR, v.51, no.5, pp.521 - 531
- Indexed
- SCIE
SSCI
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- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF MOTOR BEHAVIOR
- Volume
- 51
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 521
- End Page
- 531
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/62917
- DOI
- 10.1080/00222895.2018.1523784
- ISSN
- 0022-2895
- Abstract
- Well-coordinated bimanual force control is common in daily life. We investigated the effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the primary motor cortex on bimanual force control. Under a cross-over study, young adults (n = 19; female = 6, male = 13) completed three bimanual force control tasks at 5%, 25%, and 50% of bimanual maximum voluntary force (BMVF) before and after real or sham tDCS. Real tDCS enhanced accuracy at all BMVF, reduced variability at 5% BMVF, and increased coordination at 5% BMVF. Real tDCS improved force control at 5% and 25% BMVF, and especially increased bimanual coordination at 5% BMVF. These findings might have implications for establishing interventions for patients with hand force control deficits.
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