The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) on Mental Fatigue and performance of Basketball Player

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on mental fatigue and performance of basketball players. For this purpose, 18 male basketball players were selected by convenience sampling and randomly divided into experimental and control groups of 9 persons. Participants were first tested for fatigue using the Self-Evaluation of Mental Fatigue Scale, and after being tired with the Stroop software and the mathematical test, fatigue and performance (AAHPERD three-point shot) pre-tests were performed. Experimental subjects were then exposed to tDCS and sham state operated for control group participants. Post-test was performed after intervention. Results of independent and paired t-tests showed that one tDCS session had a positive and significant effect on basketball performance but had no significant effect on mental fatigue compared to control group. The results suggest that a tDCS session can be used to improve performance