Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on event-related potentials of mental rotation_Journal of Biomedical Engineering

Authors：

LI Jiayi ¹ , ZHANG Lixin ¹ ,  KE Yufeng ² , MING Dong ²

1. School of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China;
2. Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China;

Corresponding author：

KE Yufeng, Email: clarenceke@tju.edu.cn

Keywords：

Transcranial direct current stimulation; Mental rotation; Event-related potentials; Neural efficiency

DOI：

10.7507/1001-5515.202210011

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There are few researches on the modulation effect of transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS) on complex spatial cognition. Especially, the influence of tDCS on the neural electrophysiological response in spatial cognition is not yet clear. This study selected the classic spatial cognition task paradigm (three-dimensional mental rotation task) as the research object. By comparing the changes in behavior and event-related potentials in different modes of tDCS before, during and after the application of tDCS, this study analyzed the behavioral and neurophysiological effects of tDCS on mental rotation. The comparison between active-tDCS and sham-tDCS showed no statistically significant difference in behavior between different stimulation modes. Still, the changes in the amplitudes of P2 and P3 during the stimulation were statistically significant. Compared with sham-tDCS, the amplitudes of P2 and P3 in active-tDCS mode showed a greater decrease during the stimulation. This study clarifies the influence of tDCS on the event-related potentials of the mental rotation task. It shows that tDCS may improve the brain information processing efficiency during the mental rotation task. Also, this study provides a reference for an in-depth understanding and exploration of the modulation effect of tDCS on complex spatial cognition.

Citation： LI Jiayi, ZHANG Lixin, KE Yufeng, MING Dong. Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on event-related potentials of mental rotation. Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 2023, 40(3): 434-441. doi: 10.7507/1001-5515.202210011 Copy

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2. Shepard R N, Metzler J. Mental rotation of three-dimensional objects. Science, 1971, 171(3972): 701-703.
3. 黄薇, 马颖玉, 吴剑锋, 等. 复杂环境下不同心理旋转能力人群步行导航行为研究. 人类工效学, 2021, 27(6): 1-10.
4. 唐伟财, 陈善广, 肖毅, 等. 立体信息不同缺失水平下基本认知能力在遥操作任务中的作用研究. 载人航天, 2017, 23(2): 266-273.
5. 朱淑佩, 唐伟财, 王笃明, 等. 基本认知与操作能力对机械臂精细对接任务绩效及人误的影响. 载人航天, 2022, 28(1): 47-54.
6. van Tetering M, van der Donk M, de Groot R H M, et al. Sex differences in the performance of 7-12 year olds on a mental rotation task and the relation with arithmetic performance. Frontiers in Psychology, 2019, 10: 107.
7. Nitsche M A, Paulus W. Excitability changes induced in the human motor cortex by weak transcranial direct current stimulation. The Journal of Physiology, 2000, 527(3): 633-639.
8. Reed T, Cohen K R. Transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) mechanisms and its effects on cortical excitability and connectivity. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, 2018, 41(6): 1123-1130.
9. Stagg C J, Nitsche M A. Physiological basis of transcranial direct current stimulation. Neuroscientist, 2011, 17(1): 37-53.
10. Nikolin S, Loo C K, Bai S, et al. Focalised stimulation using high definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) to investigate declarative verbal learning and memory functioning. NeuroImage, 2015, 117: 11-19.
11. Fregni F, Boggio P S, Nitsche M, et al. Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation of prefrontal cortex enhances working memory. Experimental Brain Research, 2005, 166(1): 23-30.
12. Martin A K, Kessler K, Cooke S, et al. The right temporoparietal junction is causally associated with embodied perspective-taking. Journal of Neuroscience, 2020, 40(15): 3089-3095.
13. Živanović M, Paunović D, Konstantinović U, et al. The effects of offline and online prefrontal vs parietal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on verbal and spatial working memory. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 2021, 179: 107398.
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15. Gogos A, Gavrilescu M, Davison S, et al. Greater superior than inferior parietal lobule activation with increasing rotation angle during mental rotation: an fMRI study. Neuropsychologia, 2010, 48(2): 529-535.
16. Burles F, Lu J, Slone E, et al. Revisiting mental rotation with stereoscopic disparity: a new spin for a classic paradigm. Brain and Cognition, 2019, 136: 103600.
17. Zhu R, Wang Z, You X. Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation over the posterior parietal cortex enhances three-dimensional mental rotation ability. Neurosci Res, 2021, 170: 208-216.
18. Foroughi C K, Blumberg E J, Parasuraman R. Activation and inhibition of posterior parietal cortex have bi-directional effects on spatial errors following interruptions. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2015, 8: 245.
19. Oldrati V, Colombo B, Antonietti A. Combination of a short cognitive training and tDCS to enhance visuospatial skills: a comparison between online and offline neuromodulation. Brain Research, 2018, 1678: 32-39.
20. Sur S, Sinha V K. Event-related potential: an overview. Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2009, 18(1): 70-73.
21. Kasten F H, Herrmann C S. Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) enhances mental rotation performance during and after stimulation. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2017, 11: 2.
22. Omoto S, Kuroiwn Y, Otsuka S, et al. P1 and P2 components of human visual evoked potentials are modulated by depth perception of 3-dimensional images. Clinical Neurophysiology, 2010, 121(3): 386-391.
23. Datta A, Bansal V, Diaz J, et al. Gyri-precise head model of transcranial direct current stimulation: improved spatial focality using a ring electrode versus conventional rectangular pad. Brain Stimulation, 2009, 2(4): 201-207.
24. Hautus M J, Macmillan N A, Creelman C D. Detection theory: a user's guide. 3rd ed. New York: Routledge. 2021.
25. Hawes Z, Moss J, Caswell B, et al. Effects of mental rotation training on children’s spatial and mathematics performance: a randomized controlled study. Trends in Neuroscience and Education, 2015, 4(3): 60-68.
26. Jaeggi S M, Buschkuehl M, Jonides J, et al. Short- and long-term benefits of cognitive training. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 2011, 108(25): 10081-10086.
27. Heil M, Rösler F, Link M, et al. What is improved if a mental rotation task is repeated–the efficiency of memory access, or the speed of a transformation routine?. Psychological Research, 1998, 61(2): 99-106.
28. Sievertsen H H, Gino F, Piovesan M. Cognitive fatigue influences students’ performance on standardized tests. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 2016, 113(10): 2621-2624.
29. Neubauer A C, Fink A. Intelligence and neural efficiency. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2009, 33(7): 1004-1023.
30. Beste C, Heil M, Konrad C. Individual differences in ERPs during mental rotation of characters: lateralization, and performance level. Brain and Cognition, 2010, 72(2): 238-243.
31. Griksiene R, Arnatkeviciute A, Monciunskaite R, et al. Mental rotation of sequentially presented 3D figures: sex and sex hormones related differences in behavioural and ERP measures. Scientific Reports, 2019, 9(1): 18843.
32. Wichary S, Magnuski M, Oleksy T, et al. Neural signatures of rational and heuristic choice strategies: a single trial ERP analysis. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2017, 11: 401.

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