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Front Cell Neurosci. 2015 Dec 15;9:477. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2015.00477. eCollection 2015.

Lasting EEG/MEG Aftereffects of Rhythmic Transcranial Brain Stimulation: Level of Control Over Oscillatory Network Activity.

Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

Domenica Veniero, Alexandra Vossen, Joachim Gross, Gregor Thut

Affiliations

  1. Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow Glasgow, UK.
  2. School of Psychology, University of Glasgow Glasgow, UK.

PMID: 26696834 PMCID: PMC4678227 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2015.00477

Abstract

A number of rhythmic protocols have emerged for non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) in humans, including transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), oscillatory transcranial direct current stimulation (otDCS), and repetitive (also called rhythmic) transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). With these techniques, it is possible to match the frequency of the externally applied electromagnetic fields to the intrinsic frequency of oscillatory neural population activity ("frequency-tuning"). Mounting evidence suggests that by this means tACS, otDCS, and rTMS can entrain brain oscillations and promote associated functions in a frequency-specific manner, in particular during (i.e., online to) stimulation. Here, we focus instead on the changes in oscillatory brain activity that persist after the end of stimulation. Understanding such aftereffects in healthy participants is an important step for developing these techniques into potentially useful clinical tools for the treatment of specific patient groups. Reviewing the electrophysiological evidence in healthy participants, we find aftereffects on brain oscillations to be a common outcome following tACS/otDCS and rTMS. However, we did not find a consistent, predictable pattern of aftereffects across studies, which is in contrast to the relative homogeneity of reported online effects. This indicates that aftereffects are partially dissociated from online, frequency-specific (entrainment) effects during tACS/otDCS and rTMS. We outline possible accounts and future directions for a better understanding of the link between online entrainment and offline aftereffects, which will be key for developing more targeted interventions into oscillatory brain activity.

Keywords: LTP/LTP-like plasticity; entrainment; human brain oscillations; offline aftereffects; oscillatory transcranial direct current stimulation; repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS); transcranial alternating current stimulation

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