Similarly, the enhancement of motor cortex excitability by preconditioning with anodal tDCS elicited decreased excitation in rTMS protocols that had previously had no effect (Siebner et al., 2004).
Chen, R. et al. Depression of motor cortex excitability by low-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation.
The motor cortex excitability parameters (MEP and CSP) were assessed using the transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Suppa, A. et al. Theta burst stimulation induces after-effects on contralateral primary motor cortex excitability in humans.
& Nitsche, M. A. Partially non-linear stimulation intensity-dependent effects of direct current stimulation on motor cortex excitability in humans.
Nitsche, M. A. et al. GABAergic modulation of DC stimulation-induced motor cortex excitability shifts in humans.
This mapping procedure is reliable and allows efficient assessment of motor cortex excitability.
Strube, W. et al. Bidirectional variability in motor cortex excitability modulation following 1 mA transcranial direct current stimulation in healthy participants.
Liebetanz, D., Nitsche, M. A., Tergau, F. & Paulus, W. Pharmacological approach to the mechanisms of transcranial DC-stimulation-induced after-effects of human motor cortex excitability.
The performance of a demanding exercise can result in motor performance deterioration and depression of primary motor cortex excitability.
We designed this study to test the ability of transcranial static magnetic field stimulation (tSMS) to modulate motor cortex excitability in patients with Parkinson's disease.
