Multimodal personalization of transcranial direct current stimulation for modulation of sensorimotor integration

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for the modulation of smooth pursuit eye movements provides an ideal model for investigating sensorimotor integration. Within neural networks subserving smooth pursuit, visual area V5 is a core hub where visual motion information is integrated with ocul...

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Main Authors: Jan-Ole Radecke, Alexander Kühn, Tim Erdbrügger, Yvonne Buschermöhle, Sogand Rashidi, Hannah Stöckler, Benjamin Sack, Stefan Borgwardt, Till R. Schneider, Joachim Gross, Carsten H. Wolters, Andreas Sprenger, Rebekka Lencer
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author Jan-Ole Radecke
Alexander Kühn
Tim Erdbrügger
Yvonne Buschermöhle
Sogand Rashidi
Hannah Stöckler
Benjamin Sack
Stefan Borgwardt
Till R. Schneider
Joachim Gross
Carsten H. Wolters
Andreas Sprenger
Rebekka Lencer
author_facet Jan-Ole Radecke
Alexander Kühn
Tim Erdbrügger
Yvonne Buschermöhle
Sogand Rashidi
Hannah Stöckler
Benjamin Sack
Stefan Borgwardt
Till R. Schneider
Joachim Gross
Carsten H. Wolters
Andreas Sprenger
Rebekka Lencer
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description Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for the modulation of smooth pursuit eye movements provides an ideal model for investigating sensorimotor integration. Within neural networks subserving smooth pursuit, visual area V5 is a core hub where visual motion information is integrated with oculomotor control. Here, we applied personalized tDCS explicitly targeting individual V5 in healthy human participants using algorithmic optimization informed by functional magnetic resonance imaging and combined electro- and magnetoencephalography. We hypothesized subtle modulation of sensorimotor integration during pursuit and assessed the effects of personalized anodal and cathodal tDCS targeting V5 compared to (a) sham stimulation, (b) personalized tDCS targeting the frontal eye field (FEF), and (c) conventional normative tDCS over V5. We found pursuit initiation specifically delayed during personalized cathodal tDCS targeting right V5 suggesting the involvement of distinct functional subregions of V5 in initial sensorimotor integration of visual motion information during pursuit eye movements. Results were extensively controlled by anodal and sham tDCS, different pursuit tasks, and finite-element simulations of individual electric fields. Importantly, in contrast to the two control experiments (personalized tDCS targeting FEF and normative tDCS over V5) personalized tDCS targeting V5 effectively modulated pursuit by adapting electric fields to individual anatomical and functional V5 properties. Our results provide evidence for the ability of personalized tDCS targeting V5 to introduce targeted subtle modulation of sensorimotor integration, specifically during smooth pursuit initiation. Further, our results indicate the potential of personalized tDCS to alter behavior as the main aspect of interest in human neuromodulation.
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spelling doaj-art-c491f55361ca4016a9d53b7063b930fa2025-08-20T03:27:02ZengElsevierNeuroImage1095-95722025-08-0131712132710.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121327Multimodal personalization of transcranial direct current stimulation for modulation of sensorimotor integrationJan-Ole Radecke0Alexander Kühn1Tim Erdbrügger2Yvonne Buschermöhle3Sogand Rashidi4Hannah Stöckler5Benjamin Sack6Stefan Borgwardt7Till R. Schneider8Joachim Gross9Carsten H. Wolters10Andreas Sprenger11Rebekka Lencer12Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM), University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; Corresponding author at: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Germany.Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM), University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, GermanyInstitute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany; Institute for Analysis and Numerics, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, GermanyInstitute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany; Otto Creutzfeldt Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM), University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, GermanyDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM), University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, GermanyDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM), University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, GermanyDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM), University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, GermanyDepartment of Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, GermanyInstitute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany; Otto Creutzfeldt Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, GermanyInstitute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany; Otto Creutzfeldt Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, GermanyCenter of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM), University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; Institute of Psychology II, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, GermanyDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM), University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; Otto Creutzfeldt Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany; Institute for Translational Psychiatry, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, GermanyTranscranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for the modulation of smooth pursuit eye movements provides an ideal model for investigating sensorimotor integration. Within neural networks subserving smooth pursuit, visual area V5 is a core hub where visual motion information is integrated with oculomotor control. Here, we applied personalized tDCS explicitly targeting individual V5 in healthy human participants using algorithmic optimization informed by functional magnetic resonance imaging and combined electro- and magnetoencephalography. We hypothesized subtle modulation of sensorimotor integration during pursuit and assessed the effects of personalized anodal and cathodal tDCS targeting V5 compared to (a) sham stimulation, (b) personalized tDCS targeting the frontal eye field (FEF), and (c) conventional normative tDCS over V5. We found pursuit initiation specifically delayed during personalized cathodal tDCS targeting right V5 suggesting the involvement of distinct functional subregions of V5 in initial sensorimotor integration of visual motion information during pursuit eye movements. Results were extensively controlled by anodal and sham tDCS, different pursuit tasks, and finite-element simulations of individual electric fields. Importantly, in contrast to the two control experiments (personalized tDCS targeting FEF and normative tDCS over V5) personalized tDCS targeting V5 effectively modulated pursuit by adapting electric fields to individual anatomical and functional V5 properties. Our results provide evidence for the ability of personalized tDCS targeting V5 to introduce targeted subtle modulation of sensorimotor integration, specifically during smooth pursuit initiation. Further, our results indicate the potential of personalized tDCS to alter behavior as the main aspect of interest in human neuromodulation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811925003301Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS)Individualized transcranial electric stimulation (tES)OculomotorHuman MT+Sensorimotor transformationTargeted transcranial brain stimulation (TBS)
spellingShingle Jan-Ole Radecke
Alexander Kühn
Tim Erdbrügger
Yvonne Buschermöhle
Sogand Rashidi
Hannah Stöckler
Benjamin Sack
Stefan Borgwardt
Till R. Schneider
Joachim Gross
Carsten H. Wolters
Andreas Sprenger
Rebekka Lencer
Multimodal personalization of transcranial direct current stimulation for modulation of sensorimotor integration
NeuroImage
Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS)
Individualized transcranial electric stimulation (tES)
Oculomotor
Human MT+
Sensorimotor transformation
Targeted transcranial brain stimulation (TBS)
title Multimodal personalization of transcranial direct current stimulation for modulation of sensorimotor integration
title_full Multimodal personalization of transcranial direct current stimulation for modulation of sensorimotor integration
title_fullStr Multimodal personalization of transcranial direct current stimulation for modulation of sensorimotor integration
title_full_unstemmed Multimodal personalization of transcranial direct current stimulation for modulation of sensorimotor integration
title_short Multimodal personalization of transcranial direct current stimulation for modulation of sensorimotor integration
title_sort multimodal personalization of transcranial direct current stimulation for modulation of sensorimotor integration
topic Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS)
Individualized transcranial electric stimulation (tES)
Oculomotor
Human MT+
Sensorimotor transformation
Targeted transcranial brain stimulation (TBS)
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811925003301
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