• Clin Neurophysiol · Feb 2004

    Comparative Study

    Effect of transcranial DC sensorimotor cortex stimulation on somatosensory evoked potentials in humans.

    • Kaoru Matsunaga, Michael A Nitsche, Sadatoshi Tsuji, and John C Rothwell.
    • Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, 8-11 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK.
    • Clin Neurophysiol. 2004 Feb 1;115(2):456-60.

    ObjectiveTo study the after-effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the sensorimotor cortex on the size of somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) in humans.MethodsSEPs were elicited by electrical stimulation of right or left median nerve at the wrist before and after anodal or cathodal tDCS in 8 healthy subjects. tDCS was applied for 10 min to the left motor cortex at a current strength of 1 mA.ResultsAmplitudes of P25/N33, N33/P40 (parietal components) and P22/N30 (frontal component) following right median nerve stimulation were significantly increased for at least 60 min after the end of anodal tDCS, whereas P14/N20, N20/P25 (parietal components) and N18/P22 (frontal component) were unaffected. There was no effect on SEPs evoked by left median nerve stimulation. Cathodal tDCS had no effect on SEPs evoked from stimulation of either arm.ConclusionsAnodal tDCS over the sensorimotor cortex can induce a long-lasting increase in the size of ipsilateral cortical components of SEPs.SignificancetDCS can modulate cortical somatosensory processing in humans and might be a useful tool to induce plasticity in cortical sensory processing.

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