Combining Reward and M1 Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Enhances the Retention of Newly Learnt Sensorimotor Mappings

Danny Spampinato, Zabina Satar, John Rothwell
2019 Brain Stimulation  
Reward-based feedback given during motor learning has been shown to improve the retention of the behaviour being acquired. Interestingly, applying transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) during learning over the primary motor cortex (M1), an area associated with motor retention, also results in enhanced retention of the newly formed motor memories. However, it remains unknown whether combining these distinct interventions result in an additive benefit of motor retention.
doi:10.1016/j.brs.2019.05.015 pmid:31133478 pmcid:PMC6709642 fatcat:vlrn6swoxvhohkouj2kf3p3ir4