Fig. 5: Main finding.
From: Native learning ability and not age determines the effects of brain stimulation
Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (atDCS), applied over the hand representation of the motor cortex concomitant to the training of a sequential motor sequence, has differential effects as a function of the recipient’s ability to integrate task-relevant information at the early stages of training. Stimulation benefits individuals with seemingly less efficient learning mechanisms, enabling the rapid optimization of the accuracy of execution of the motor sequence. In contrast, individuals possessing optimal learning mechanisms experience detrimental effects of stimulation, leading to drops in the accuracy of execution.
