Using noninvasive brain stimulation to accelerate learning and enhance human performance

Human Factors

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 816-824

  Parasuraman, Raja ^a   McKinley, Richard A ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cognitive neuroscience; Learning; Long term; Memory (short term; Neuroer gonomics; Noninvasive brain stimulation; Working memory)

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS;

COGNITION; COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCES; LEARNING; LONG-TERM; NEUROER-GONOMICS; NON-INVASIVE BRAIN STIMULATIONS; WORKING MEMORY;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BRAIN; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; LEARNING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

BRAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LEARNING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84905196463     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720814538815     Document Type: Review

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