Use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to enhance cognitive training: effect of timing of stimulation

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 232, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 3345-3351

  Martin, Donel M ^a   Liu, Rose ^a   Alonzo, Angelo ^a   Green, Melissa ^a   Loo, Colleen K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive training; Timing; Transcranial direct current stimulation; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE TRAINING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR CORTEX; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; WORKING MEMORY; ADOLESCENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TIME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919578576     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-014-4022-x     Document Type: Article

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