Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on multiscale complexity of dual-task postural control in older adults

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 233, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2401-2409

  Zhou, Diange ^a,b   Zhou, Junhong ^b   Chen, Hu ^b   Manor, Brad ^c,d,e   Lin, Jianhao ^a   Zhang, Jue ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual task; Elderly; Multiscale entropy; Postural control; tDCS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DUAL-TASK PERFORMANCE (TEST); ENTROPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTISCALE ENTROPY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STANDING; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

AGED; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

EID: 84937978338     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-015-4310-0     Document Type: Article

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