Categorization is modulated by transcranial direct current stimulation over left prefrontal cortex

Cognition

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-49

  Lupyan, Gary ^a   Mirman, Daniel ^b   Hamilton, Roy ^c   Thompson Schill, Sharon L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MOSS REHABILITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Categorization; Classification; Cognitive control; Language; LIFG; TDCS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLASSIFICATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; VISION;

CLASSIFICATION; COGNITION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861231134     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: 18737838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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