Modulating the interference effect on spatial working memory by applying transcranial direct current stimulation over the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 91, Issue , 2014, Pages 87-94

  Wu, Yi Jen ^a,b   Tseng, Philip ^c,d   Chang, Chi Fu ^a   Pai, Ming Chyi ^b   Hsu, Kuei Sen ^a   Lin, Chou Ching ^b   Juan, Chi Hung ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Corsi block tapping task; Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; Interference effect; Spatial working memory; Top down control; Transcranial direct current stimulation; Visual short term memory; Visual working memory; Visuospatial working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORSI BLOCK TAPPING TASK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LURIA MANUAL SEQUENCING TASK; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MOTOR INTERFERENCE EFFECT; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECALL; SPATIAL MEMORY; SPATIAL MEMORY TEST; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; WORKING MEMORY; ATTENTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REACTION TIME; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907962878     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2014.09.002     Document Type: Article

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