Consequences of cathodal stimulation for behavior: When does it help and when does it hurt performance?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Nozari, Nazbanou ^a   Woodard, Kristina ^a   Thompson Schill, Sharon L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CATHODAL TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL BRAIN STIMULATION TEST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; NERVE STIMULATOR; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896991199     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084338     Document Type: Article

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