Journal article
Prefrontal hemodynamic changes produced by anodal direct current stimulation
NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.), v 49(3), pp 2304-2310
01 Feb 2010
PMID: 19853048
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Abstract
Transcranial direct current Stimulation (tDCS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation technique that has been investigated for the treatment of many neurological or neuropsychiatric disorders. Its main effect is to modulate the cortical excitability depending on the polarity of the current applied. However, understanding the mechanisms by which these modulations are induced and persist is still an open question A possible marker indicating a change in cortical activity is the subsequent variation in regional blood flow and metabolism. These variations can be effectively monitored using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), which offers a noninvasive and portable measure of regional blood oxygenation state in cortical tissue. We studied healthy volunteers at rest and evaluated the changes in cortical oxygenation related to tDCS using fNIRS. Subjects were tested after active stimulation (12 subjects) and sham stimulation (10 subjects). Electrodes were applied at two prefrontal locations, stimulation lasted 10 min and fNIRS data were then collected for 20 min. The anodal stimulation induced a significant increase in oxyhemoglobin (HI)02) concentration compared to sham stimulation. Additionally, the effect of active 10-min tDCS was localized in time and lasted up to 8-10 min after the end of the stimulation. The cathodal stimulation manifested instead a negligible effect. The changes induced by tDCS oil HbO(2), as captured by fNIRS, agreed with the results of previous studies. Taken together. these results help clarify the mechanisms underlying the regional alterations induced by tDCS and validate the use of fNIRS as a possible noninvasive method to monitor the neuromodulation effect of tDCS. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- Prefrontal hemodynamic changes produced by anodal direct current stimulation
- Creators
- A. C. Merzagora - Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos de ToledoG. Foffani - Drexel UniversityI. Panyavin - Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos de ToledoL. Mordillo-Mateos - Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos de ToledoJ. Aguilar - Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos de ToledoB. Onaral - Drexel UniversityA. Oliviero - Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos de Toledo
- Publication Details
- NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.), v 49(3), pp 2304-2310
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- PI 08/1852; DPS 2008-0701 / Fondo de Investigacion Sanitaria of Instituto de Salud Carlos III FISCAM (Spain)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000273626400035
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-71849111093
- Other Identifier
- 991019168995004721
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