Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Does Not Alter Somatosensory Temporal Discrimination Threshold

Ataoglu E. E., Turksoy E., Aslan İ., Boran E., CENGİZ B.

CEREBELLUM, cilt.21, sa.6, ss.920-925, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12311-021-01340-w
  • Dergi Adı: CEREBELLUM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.920-925
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Somatosensory temporal discrimination, Cerebellum, Cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation, BRAIN INHIBITION, INPUT
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study aimed to explore the role of the cerebellum on the somatosensory temporal discrimination (STD) process. Twenty healthy volunteers were enrolled in the study. Each participant was included in three different transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) sessions as anodal, cathodal, and sham sessions in randomised order. Anodal and cathodal cerebellar tDCS (cTDCS) were given for 20 min at an intensity of 2 mA. The results of the study indicate no effect of cTDCS on STD. Although the study results show that cTDCS does not affect STD, because of the restricted sample size of the study, it is useful and necessary to investigate this relationship more in depth in a larger healthy subject population using different cTDCS methodologies.