Cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation for learning a novel split-belt treadmill task: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to examine the effect of repeated anodal cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (ctDCS) on learning a split-belt treadmill task. Thirty healthy individuals randomly received three consecutive sessions of active or sham anodal ctDCS during split-belt treadmill training. Motor performance and strides to steady-state performance were evaluated before (baseline), during (adaptation), and after (de-adaptation) the intervention. The outcomes were measured one week later to assess absolute learning and during the intervention to evaluate cumulative, consecutive, and session-specific effects. Data were analysed using linear mixed-effects regression models. During adaptation, there was no significant difference in absolute learning between the groups (p > 0.05). During

SUBMITTER: Kumari N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7366632 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature