Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation of the primary sensory cortex on somatosensory perception

Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is able to modify cortical excitability and activity in humans. Objective: The aim of the present study was to analyze the effects of tDCS of the primary sensory cortex (SI) on thermal and mechanical perception, assessed by quantitative sens...

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Main Authors: Lisa Grundmann, Roman Rolke, Michael A. Nitsche, Goran Pavlakovic, Svenja Happe, Rolf-Detlef Treede, Walter Paulus, Cornelius G. Bachmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-10-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X10001701