| Literature DB >> 19386916 |
Charlotte J Stagg1, Jonathan G Best, Mary C Stephenson, Jacinta O'Shea, Marzena Wylezinska, Z Tamas Kincses, Peter G Morris, Paul M Matthews, Heidi Johansen-Berg.
Abstract
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) modulates cortical excitability and is being used for human studies more frequently. Here we probe the underlying neuronal mechanisms by measuring polarity-specific changes in neurotransmitter concentrations using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). MRS provides evidence that excitatory (anodal) tDCS causes locally reduced GABA while inhibitory (cathodal) stimulation causes reduced glutamatergic neuronal activity with a highly correlated reduction in GABA, presumably due to the close biochemical relationship between the two neurotransmitters.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19386916 PMCID: PMC6665468 DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4432-08.2009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurosci ISSN: 0270-6474 Impact factor: 6.167