Motor cortex tDCS does not improve strength performance in healthy subjects

• Main Authors: Rafael Montenegro (Author), Alexandre Okano (Author), Jonas Gurgel (Author), Flávia Porto (Author), Felipe Cunha (Author), Renato Massaferri (Author), Paulo Farinatti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The influence of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) upon maximal strength performance in exercises recruiting large muscle mass has not been established in healthy populations. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether anodal tDCS was able to increase the performance during ma...