Directionality of the injected current targeting the P20/N20 source determines the efficacy of 140 Hz transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)-induced aftereffects in the somatosensory cortex

• Mohd Faizal Mohd Zulkifly ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: faizal.zulkifly@usm.my

  Affiliations Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Goettingen, Germany, Department of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia, Brain and Behaviour Cluster, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4925-9972

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• Albert Lehr,

  Roles Formal analysis, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Goettingen, Germany

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• Daniel van de Velden,

  Roles Formal analysis, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Goettingen, Germany

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• Asad Khan,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6016-8150

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• Niels K. Focke,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Goettingen, Germany

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• Carsten H. Wolters,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Institute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany, Otto Creutzfeldt Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany

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• Walter Paulus

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Goettingen, Germany, Department of Neurology, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Marchioninistr, München

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