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Dual-site beta transcranial alternating current stimulation during a bimanual coordination task modulates functional

Mareike A Gann1, Ilenia Paparella2, Catharina Zich3

  • 1Department of Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Brain Stimulation
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Summary

Dual-site transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) modulated brain connectivity but did not significantly alter behavior in a bimanual coordination task. Future research should explore inhibitory mechanisms to confirm causal links.

Keywords:
Bimanual coordinationFunctional connectivityInterhemispheric connectivityPremotor cortexPrimary motor cortexSupplementary motor cortexTranscranial alternating current stimulation

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