Transcranial alternating current stimulation induced excitatory aftereffects are abolished by decaffeinated espresso and reversed into inhibition by espresso with caffeine

Clin Neurophysiol. 2020 Mar;131(3):778-779. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.11.062. Epub 2019 Dec 26.

Authors

Mohd Faizal Mohd Zulkifly¹, Ornela Merkohitaj², Walter Paulus²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; Brain and Behaviour Cluster, School of Medical Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia. Electronic address: mfzl_mzly@yahoo.com.
² Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany.

PMID: 31924463
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.11.062

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Caffeine / pharmacology*
Coffee*
Evoked Potentials, Motor / drug effects*
Evoked Potentials, Motor / physiology
Female
Humans
Male
Motor Cortex / drug effects*
Motor Cortex / physiology
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation*
Young Adult

Substances

Coffee
Caffeine