Effects of θ High Definition-Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex on the Dominance of Attention Focus in Standing Postural Control
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Sample Size Calculation
2.3. Study Protocol
2.4. Standing Postural Task
2.5. Dominance of Attention Focus
2.6. HD-tACS
2.7. Measures
2.8. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Effect of θ HD-tACS on Standing Postural Control under EF Conditions
4.2. Effect of θ HD-tACS on Standing Postural Control under EF Conditions in IF- and EF-Dominant Groups
4.3. Potential Standing Postural Control Ability of IF-Dominant and EF-Dominant Groups
4.4. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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HD-tACS Condition | Sham Condition | p-Value | |
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IPS in the third condition without stimulation | 1.83 ± 0.22 | 1.85 ± 0.19 | 0.77 |
IPS in the stimulation condition | 1.75 ± 0.21 | 1.81 ± 0.21 | 0.17 |
IPS change rate | 0.96 ± 0.08 | 0.98 ± 0.07 | 0.39 |
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Sawai, S.; Murata, S.; Fujikawa, S.; Yamamoto, R.; Nakano, H. Effects of θ High Definition-Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex on the Dominance of Attention Focus in Standing Postural Control. Behav. Sci. 2023, 13, 477. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13060477
Sawai S, Murata S, Fujikawa S, Yamamoto R, Nakano H. Effects of θ High Definition-Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex on the Dominance of Attention Focus in Standing Postural Control. Behavioral Sciences. 2023; 13(6):477. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13060477
Chicago/Turabian StyleSawai, Shun, Shin Murata, Shoya Fujikawa, Ryosuke Yamamoto, and Hideki Nakano. 2023. "Effects of θ High Definition-Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex on the Dominance of Attention Focus in Standing Postural Control" Behavioral Sciences 13, no. 6: 477. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13060477