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dc.contributor.authorPixa, Nils-
dc.contributor.authorPollok, Bettina-
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-23T09:36:42Z-
dc.date.available2018-04-23T11:36:42Z-
dc.date.issued2018-
dc.identifier.urihttps://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/378-
dc.description.abstractTranscranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique that allows the modulation of cortical excitability as well as neuroplastic reorganization using a weak constant current applied through the skull on the cerebral cortex. TDCS has been found to improve motor performance in general and motor learning in particular. However, these effects have been reported almost exclusively for unimanual motor tasks such as serial reaction time tasks, adaptation tasks, or visuo-motor tracking. Despite the importance of bimanual actions in most activities of daily living, only few studies have investigated the effects of tDCS on bimanual motor skills. The objectives of this review are (i) to provide a concise overview of the few existing studies in this area and (ii) to discuss the effects of tDCS on bimanual motor skills in healthy volunteers and patients suffering from neurological diseases. Despite considerable variations in stimulation protocols, the bimanual tasks employed, and study designs, the data suggest that tDCS has the potential to enhance bimanual motor skills. The findings imply that the effects of tDCS vary with task demands, such as complexity and the level of expertise of the participating volunteers. Nevertheless, optimized stimulation protocols tailored to bimanual tasks and individual performance considering the underlying neural substrates of task execution are required in order to probe the effectiveness of tDCS in greater detail, thus creating an opportunity to support motor recovery in neuro-rehabilitation.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipDFG, Open Access-Publizieren Universität Mainz / Universitätsmedizin-
dc.language.isoeng-
dc.rightsCC BYde_DE
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/-
dc.subject.ddc150 Psychologiede_DE
dc.subject.ddc150 Psychologyen_GB
dc.titleEffects of tDCS on bimanual motor skills : a brief reviewen_GB
dc.typeZeitschriftenaufsatzde_DE
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-376-
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jgu.type.versionPublished versionen_GB
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jgu.organisation.departmentFB 02 Sozialwiss., Medien u. Sport-
jgu.organisation.number7910-
jgu.organisation.nameJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz-
jgu.rights.accessrightsopenAccess-
jgu.journal.titleFrontiers in behavioral neuroscience-
jgu.journal.volume12-
jgu.pages.alternativeArt. 63-
jgu.publisher.year2018-
jgu.publisher.nameFrontiers Research Foundation-
jgu.publisher.placeLausanne-
jgu.publisher.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00063-
jgu.publisher.issn1662-5153-
jgu.organisation.placeMainz-
jgu.subject.ddccode150-
opus.date.accessioned2018-04-23T09:36:42Z-
opus.date.modified2018-04-23T10:02:59Z-
opus.date.available2018-04-23T11:36:42-
opus.subject.dfgcode00-000-
opus.organisation.stringFB 02: Sozialwissenschaften, Medien und Sport: Institut für Sportwissenschaftde_DE
opus.identifier.opusid58103-
opus.institute.number0208-
opus.metadataonlyfalse-
opus.type.contenttypeKeinede_DE
opus.type.contenttypeNoneen_GB
opus.affiliatedPixa, Nils-
jgu.publisher.doi10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00063
jgu.organisation.rorhttps://ror.org/023b0x485
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