Can transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the motor cortex increase endurance running performance? A randomized crossover-controlled trial
Martens, Géraldine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des Sciences de l'activité physique et de la réadaptation
Hody, Stéphanie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des Sciences de l'activité physique et de la réadaptation > Physiologie humaine et physiologie de l'effort physique
Bornheim, Stephen ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Evaluation-Revalidation (EVAREVA)
Angius, Luca; Northumbria University, Newcastle UK > Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation
De Beaumont, Louis; UdeM - Université de Montréal [CA]
Fregni, Felipe; Harvard Medical School
Ruffini, Giulio; Neuroelectrics
Kaux, Jean-François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des Sciences de l'activité physique et de la réadaptation > Médecine physique, réadaptation et traumatologie du sport
Thibaut, Aurore ; Université de Liège - ULiège > GIGA > GIGA Consciousness - Coma Science Group
Bury, Thierry ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des Sciences de l'activité physique et de la réadaptation
Language :
English
Title :
Can transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the motor cortex increase endurance running performance? A randomized crossover-controlled trial
Publication date :
2024
Journal title :
PLoS ONE
eISSN :
1932-6203
Publisher :
Public Library of Science, United States - California
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