Elektrische boost voor het brein: de impact van niet-invasieve hersenstimulatie op het motorisch leren bij gezonde volwassenen en mensen met de ziekte van Parkinson
Elektrische boost voor het brein: de impact van niet-invasieve hersenstimulatie op het motorisch leren bij gezonde volwassenen en mensen met de ziekte van Parkinson
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Original abstract
Nearly all of our daily motor activities—such as getting out of bed, driving a car, or walking—involve the execution of actions in a specific sequence. Our ability to learn such sequential motor actions occurs largely outside of conscious awareness and is referred to as implicit motor sequence learning (IMSL). The precise contributions of the two interconnected brain circuits involved in regulating these skills—the basal ganglia network and the cerebellar network—across the different stages of IMSL remain unclear. The dissertation titled "Neural basis of implicit motor sequence learning: effects of non-invasive brain stimulation in healthy adults and Parkinson’s disease" investigated the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the acquisition and consolidation phases of IMSL in both healthy individuals and individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The findings offer valuable theoretical insights into the neural mechanisms underlying IMSL and carry important implications for both research and clinical practice.