Transcranial direct current stimulation of areas above the motor cortex (C3) in waking resting state and REM sleep induces motor imagery

Motor imagery and corresponding motor cortical activation have been shown to benefit later motor performance. We assume that motor imagery and motor cortical activation form a functional unit which, if activated in resting state, serves the purpose of rehearsing for later motor performance. While athletes, musicians, surgeons and some stroke-patients can actively visualize specific movements to prepare and enhance later motor performance, many clinical populations cannot use such cognitive task paradigms for the rehabilitation of their motor system.
Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research