Alpha Power Increase After Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation at Alpha Frequency (α-tACS) Reflects Plastic Changes Rather Than Entrainment

Alpha Power Increase After Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation at Alpha Frequency (α-tACS) Reflects Plastic Changes Rather Than Entrainment

Background: Periodic stimulation of occipital areas using transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) at alpha (α) frequency (8–12 Hz) enhances electroencephalographic (EEG) α-oscillation long after tACS-offset. Two mechanisms have been suggested to underlie these changes in oscillatory EEG...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Vossen, Joachim Gross, Gregor Thut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-05-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
Subjects:
Transcranial alternating current stimulation
Alpha oscillations
Entrainment
Spike-timing dependent plasticity
Electroencephalogram
Synchronization
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X14004367

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