Cathodal tDCS improves task performance in participants high in Coldheartedness

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 127, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 3102-3109

  Weidacker, Kathrin ^a   Weidemann, Christoph T ^a   Boy, Frederic ^a   Johnston, Stephen J ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Parametric Go No go task; Psychopathic Personality Inventory Revised; Response inhibition; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANODAL TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; ARTICLE; CATHODAL TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; COGNITION; COLDHEARTEDNESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL ELECTRODE; DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GO TASK; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; NO GO TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY REVISED QUESTIONNAIRE; PSYCHOPATHY; RESPONSE TIME; SOMNOLENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEVICES; ELECTRODE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85007001556     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.05.274     Document Type: Article

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