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| Title |
Neuroplastic effects of transcranial near-infrared stimulation (tNIRS) on the motor cortex
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, June 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00147 |
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| Authors |
Leila Chaieb, Andrea Antal, Florentin Masurat, Walter Paulus |
| Abstract |
Near-infrared light stimulation of the brain has been claimed to improve deficits caused by traumatic brain injury and stroke. Here, we exploit the effect of transcranial near-infrared stimulation (tNIRS) as a tool to modulate cortical excitability in the healthy human brain. tNIRS was applied at a wavelength of 810 nm for 10 min over the hand area of the primary motor cortex (M1). Both single-pulse and paired-pulse measures of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) were used to assess levels of cortical excitability in the corticospinal pathway and intracortical circuits. The serial reaction time task (SRTT) was used to investigate the possible effect of tNIRS on implicit learning. By evaluating the mean amplitude of single-pulse TMS elicited motor-evoked-potentials (MEPs) a significant decrease of the amplitude was observed up to 30 min post-stimulation, compared to baseline. Furthermore, the short interval cortical inhibition (SICI) was increased and facilitation (ICF) decreased significantly after tNIRS. The results from the SRTT experiment show that there was no net effect of stimulation on the performance of the participants. Results of a study questionnaire demonstrated that tNIRS did not induce serious side effects apart from light headache and fatigue. Nevertheless, 66% were able to detect the difference between active and sham stimulation conditions. In this study we provide further evidence that tNIRS is suitable as a tool for influencing cortical excitability and activity in the healthy human brain. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 10% |
| Japan | 1 | 5% |
| Italy | 1 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 11 | 55% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 65% |
| Scientists | 4 | 20% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Slovenia | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 110 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 21 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 10% |
| Other | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 23 | 20% |
| Unknown | 27 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 20% |
| Psychology | 19 | 17% |
| Neuroscience | 14 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 5% |
| Engineering | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 17 | 15% |
| Unknown | 31 | 27% |
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 September 2022.
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