An investigation into the effects of tDCS dose on cognitive performance over time in patients with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 155, Issue 1-3, 2014, Pages 96-100

  Hoy, Kate E ^a   Arnold, Sara L ^a   Emonson, Melanie R L ^a   Daskalakis, Zafiris J ^b   Fitzgerald, Paul B ^a  

^a Monash University   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain stimulation; Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; Schizophrenia; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSE TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; WORKING MEMORY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOPHYSICS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOPHYSICAL PROCESSES; COGNITION DISORDERS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84899486187     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2014.03.006     Document Type: Article

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