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Theta-frequency tACS selectively enhances early-phase motor learning through cerebellar modulation

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This study highlights the potential of 5-Hz theta-frequency cerebellar transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to enhance early motor learning. During a serial reaction time task, 5-Hz tACS significantly improved reaction times compared with 50 Hz and Sham conditions, aligning with the cerebellum's role in motor timing and error correction. Though effects were transient, these findings underscore the frequency-specific benefits of tACS and its promise for advancing motor learning research and therapeutic applications.

Source: Journal of Neurophysiology

DOI: 10.1152/jn.00596.2024

Authors: Ivana Paparella, Giorgio Leodori, Daniele Belvisi, Giacomo Koch, Antonella Conte, Danny Adrian Spampinato

Institutions: University of Ferrara, Sapienza University of Rome, Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo, Fondazione Santa Lucia

Language: English

Topic: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

Subfield: Neurology

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca