Inter-individual variability in tDCS effects: a narrative review on the contribution of stable, variable, and contextual factors

A Vergallito, S Feroldi, A Pisoni, LJ Romero Lauro - Brain sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to its safety, portability, and cheapness, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
use largely increased in research and clinical settings. Despite tDCS's wide application …

Using transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) to understand cognitive processing

RMG Reinhart, JD Cosman, K Fukuda… - Attention, Perception, & …, 2017 - Springer
Noninvasive brain stimulation methods are becoming increasingly common tools in the kit of
the cognitive scientist. In particular, transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) is showing …

Long-lasting, dissociable improvements in working memory and long-term memory in older adults with repetitive neuromodulation

S Grover, W Wen, V Viswanathan, CT Gill… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The development of technologies to protect or enhance memory in older people is an
enduring goal of translational medicine. Here we describe repetitive (4-day) transcranial …

Working memory revived in older adults by synchronizing rhythmic brain circuits

RMG Reinhart, JA Nguyen - Nature neuroscience, 2019 - nature.com
Understanding normal brain aging and develo** methods to maintain or improve
cognition in older adults are major goals of fundamental and translational neuroscience …

High-frequency neuromodulation improves obsessive–compulsive behavior

S Grover, JA Nguyen, V Viswanathan, RMG Reinhart - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from obsessive–compulsive behaviors,, yet our
mechanistic understanding of these behaviors is incomplete, and effective therapeutics are …

Can visual cortex non-invasive brain stimulation improve normal visual function? A systematic review and meta-analysis

UM Bello, J Wang, ASY Park, KWS Tan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective Multiple studies have explored the use of visual cortex non-invasive brain
stimulation (NIBS) to enhance visual function. These studies vary in sample size, outcome …

Anodal and cathodal tDCS modulate neural activity and selectively affect GABA and glutamate syntheses in the visual cortex of cats

X Zhao, J Ding, H Pan, S Zhang, D Pan… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Key points The present study showed that anodal and cathodal transcranial direct current
stimulation (tDCS) can respectively increase and decrease the amplitude of visually evoked …

Individual differences and long-term consequences of tDCS-augmented cognitive training

B Katz, J Au, M Buschkuehl, T Abagis… - Journal of cognitive …, 2017 - direct.mit.edu
A great deal of interest surrounds the use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to
augment cognitive training. However, effects are inconsistent across studies, and meta …

Cortical excitability controls the strength of mental imagery

R Keogh, J Bergmann, J Pearson - elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Mental imagery provides an essential simulation tool for remembering the past and planning
the future, with its strength affecting both cognition and mental health. Research suggests …

Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation of anterior cingulate cortex modulates subcortical brain regions resulting in cognitive enhancement

A Khan, X Wang, CHE Ti, CY Tse… - Frontiers in human …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been widely utilized in research settings
and modulates brain activity. The application of anodal tDCS on the prefrontal cortex has …