Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

tACS motor system effects can be caused by transcutaneous stimulation of peripheral nerves

  • Boateng Asamoah,
  • Ahmad Khatoun,
  • Myles Mc Laughlin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08183-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) uses weak electrical currents, applied to the head, to modulate brain activity. Here, the authors show that contrary to previous assumptions, the effects of tACS on the brain may be mediated by its effect on peripheral nerves in the skin, not direct.