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Non-invasive brain stimulation shows possible cerebellar contribution in transfer of prism adaptation after-effects from pointing to throwing movements

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Whether sensorimotor adaptation can be generalized from one context to others represents a crucial interest in the field of neurological rehabilitation. Nonetheless, the mechanisms underlying transfer to another task remain unclear. Prism Adaptation (PA) is a useful method employed both to study short-term plasticity and for rehabilitation. Neuro-imaging and neuro-stimulation studies show that the cerebellum plays a substantial role in online control, strategic control (rapid error reduction), and realignment (after-effects) in PA. However, the contribution of the cerebellum to transfer is still unknown. The aim of this study was to test whether interfering with the activity of the cerebellum affected transfer of prism after-effects from a pointing to a throwing task. For this purpose, we delivered cathodal cerebellar transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to healthy participants during PA while a control group received cerebellar Sham Stimulation. We assessed longitudinal evolutions of pointing and throwing errors and pointing trajectories orientations during pre-tests, exposure and post-tests. Results revealed that participants who received active cerebellar stimulation showed (1) altered error reduction and pointing trajectories during the first trials of exposure; (2) increased magnitude but reduced robustness of pointing after-effects; and, crucially, (3) slightly altered transfer of after-effects to the throwing task. Therefore, the present study confirmed that cathodal cerebellar tDCS interferes with processes at work during PA and provides evidence for a possible contribution of the cerebellum in after-effects transfer.
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hal-03939346 , version 1 (09-05-2023)

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Lisa Fleury, Francesco Panico, Alexandre Foncelle, Patrice Revol, Ludovic Delporte, et al.. Non-invasive brain stimulation shows possible cerebellar contribution in transfer of prism adaptation after-effects from pointing to throwing movements. Brain and cognition, 2021, 151, pp.105735. ⟨10.1016/j.bandc.2021.105735⟩. ⟨hal-03939346⟩
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