Isometric agonist and antagonist muscle activation interacts differently with 140-Hz transcranial alternating current stimulation aftereffects at different intensities

Autor: Walter Paulus, Andrea Antal, Y. Shorafa, Michael A. Nitsche, Manuel Hewitt, I. Halawa
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Neurophysiology. 126:340-348
ISSN: 1522-1598
0022-3077
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00065.2021
Popis: Stimulation intensity and activation of center versus surround muscles affect cortical excitability alterations generated by 140-Hz tACS. At rest, excitatory aftereffects were induced by tACS with 1 mA, but not 2 mA stimulation intensity. With agonistic muscle activation, excitability first decreases, and then increases with 2 mA. For antagonist activation, the MEP amplitude reduction observed in the sham condition is counteracted upon by 1 and 2 mA tACS. This reflects the relation of LTP-like aftereffects to Ca2+ concentration alterations.
Databáze: OpenAIRE