Matteo Guidetti, Anna Maria Bianchi, Marta Parazzini, Natale Maiorana, Marta Bonato, Rosanna Ferrara, Giorgia Libelli, Kora Montemagno, Roberta Ferrucci, Alberto Priori, Tommaso Bocci
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether monopolar multi-electrode transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) montages might selectively affect deep brain structures through computational predictions and neurophysiological assessment. METHODS: Electric field distribution in deep brain structures (i.e., thalamus and midbrain) were estimated through computational models simulating tDCS with two monopolar and two monopolar multi-electrode montages. Monopolar multi-electrode tDCS was then applied to healthy subject, and effects on pontine and medullary circuitries was evaluated studying changes in blink reflex (BR) and masseter inhibitory reflex (MIR)...
August 29, 2023: Clinical Neurophysiology: Official Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology