Doctoral Student Le Cong Dat’s Research Published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
A paper first-authored by Le Cong Dat, a first-year doctoral student affiliated with the Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, examines how water-flow stimulation affects the balance of neural excitation and inhibition in the somatosensory cortex.
Effect of whole-hand water flow stimulation on the neural balance between excitation and inhibition in the primary somatosensory cortex.
Effect of Whole-Hand Water Flow Stimulation on the Neural Balance between Excitation and Inhibition in the Primary Somatosensory Cortex
The paper has been published in the international journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
The study suggests that water-flow stimulation of the palm may alter the balance between neural excitation and inhibition in the primary somatosensory cortex.
Key Findings
1. The balance between excitation and inhibition in the primary somatosensory cortex, which plays an important role in somatosensory function, was known to change with sustained electrical stimulation of the fingertips. This study examined the effects of a different stimulus: water flowing across the palm.
2. Water-flow stimulation increased inhibitory activity in individuals whose baseline inhibition in the primary somatosensory cortex was relatively low.
3. These findings suggest that palm water-flow stimulation may be a useful approach for improving inhibition in patients with neurological disorders involving impaired inhibitory function in the primary somatosensory cortex.
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