In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that both the power and phase of oscillatory brain activity can influence the processing and perception of sensory stimuli. Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) can phase-align and amplify endogenous brain oscillations and has often been used to control and thereby study oscillatory power. Causal investigation of oscillatory phase...

Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is a promising tool for noninvasive investigation of brain oscillations. TACS employs frequency-specific stimulation of the human brain through current applied to the scalp with surface electrodes. Most current knowledge of the technique is based on behavioral studies; thus, combining the method with brain imaging holds potential to better und...

Beta and gamma oscillations are the dominant oscillatory activity in the human motor cortex (M1). However, their physiological basis and precise functional significance remain poorly understood. Here, we used transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to examine the physiological basis and behavioral relevance of driving beta and gamma oscillatory activity in the human M1 using transcranial altern...

Abstract Background: Millisecond-precise targeting of ongoing brain oscillations with electric stimulation is an important goal to uncover brain-behavior relationships or treat neurological and psychiatric disorders related abnormal activity. The main challenge implement such a paradigm reliably assess activity despite artifacts that often exceed physiological signals by many orders magnitude. ...

Abstract Objectives: Essential tremor (ET) is a disabling condition resulting from cerebello-thalamo-cortical circuitry dysfunction. Deep brain stimulation of the thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM-DBS) effective in managing severe postural and action tremor. Non-invasive electrical cerebellum has recently emerged as potential therapeutic option for these patients. In this study, we aim...

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