Functional Connectivity of the Motor System defined by Transcranial Electric Stimulation (TES)

In the visual system we have previously shown that concurrent transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) can identify distant effects due to focal stimulation. The goal of this project is to re-investigate the disseminated human motor cortical network with simultaneous TES, fMRI and Electromyography (EMG). FMRI is the method of choice for non-invasive research of the human brain at high spatial resolution. Combined with TES one can modulate brain function within milliseconds with high temporal resolution. State of the Art research allows for inhibitory and excitato…