The goal of this study is to investigate the impact of non-invasive brain stimulation on motor skill acquisition in healthy individuals. Participants performed a motor task with non-invasive brain stimulation applied over the area of the brain where movements were controlled. The study compared motor skill performance between with the active stimulation and the placebo stimulation.
This study implemented a randomized, double-blinded, and sham-controlled design, investigating the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on motor skill acquisition in healthy individuals.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
88
anodal transcranial direct current stimulation: 20 minutes of stimulation with 1 mA (ramp-up/ramp-down times of 8 seconds)
anodal transcranial direct current stimulation with 40 seconds of stimulation delivered at the beginning of training (with 8 seconds ramp-up and 5 seconds ramp-down times)
Campus Biotech
Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Motor performance
Replication of a nine-digit sequence displayed on a screen, as quickly and as accurately as possible, using the left hand
Time frame: From the start of the practice to the end of training at 5 days (and follow up on the 10th day and 60th day)
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