Safety, ethical considerations, and application guidelines for the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in clinical practice and research

S Rossi, M Hallett, PM Rossini, A Pascual-Leone… - Clinical …, 2009 - Elsevier
This article is based on a consensus conference, which took place in Certosa di Pontignano,
Siena (Italy) on March 7–9, 2008, intended to update the previous safety guidelines for the …

Clinical research with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): challenges and future directions

AR Brunoni, MA Nitsche, N Bolognini, M Bikson… - Brain stimulation, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a neuromodulatory
technique that delivers low-intensity, direct current to cortical areas facilitating or inhibiting …

Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density

BK Hölzel, J Carmody, M Vangel, C Congleton… - Psychiatry research …, 2011 - Elsevier
Therapeutic interventions that incorporate training in mindfulness meditation have become
increasingly popular, but to date, little is known about neural mechanisms associated with …

[CITATION][C] Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts

S Dehaene - 2014 - books.google.com
WINNER OF THE 2014 BRAIN PRIZE From the acclaimed author of Reading in the Brain
and How We Learn, a breathtaking look at the new science that can track consciousness …

Ten‐year effects of the advanced cognitive training for independent and vital elderly cognitive training trial on cognition and everyday functioning in older adults

GW Rebok, K Ball, LT Guey, RN Jones… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To determine the effects of cognitive training on cognitive abilities and everyday
function over 10 years. Design Ten‐year follow‐up of a randomized, controlled single‐blind …

Neuroplasticity as a function of second language learning: Anatomical changes in the human brain

P Li, J Legault, KA Litcofsky - Cortex, 2014 - Elsevier
The brain has an extraordinary ability to functionally and physically change or reconfigure its
structure in response to environmental stimulus, cognitive demand, or behavioral …

Transcranial magnetic stimulation in basic and clinical neuroscience: A comprehensive review of fundamental principles and novel insights

A Valero-Cabré, JL Amengual, C Stengel… - Neuroscience & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Non-invasive brain stimulation methods, such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS),
are widely used worldwide to make causality-based inferences about brain-behavior …

A theoretical framework for the study of adult cognitive plasticity.

M Lövdén, L Bäckman, U Lindenberger… - Psychological …, 2010 - psycnet.apa.org
Does plasticity contribute to adult cognitive development, and if so, in what ways? The
vague and overused concept of plasticity makes these controversial questions difficult to …

Stress reduction correlates with structural changes in the amygdala

BK Hölzel, J Carmody, KC Evans… - Social cognitive and …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Stress has significant adverse effects on health and is a risk factor for many illnesses.
Neurobiological studies have implicated the amygdala as a brain structure crucial in stress …

[HTML][HTML] Acquiring “the Knowledge” of London's layout drives structural brain changes

K Woollett, EA Maguire - Current biology, 2011 - cell.com
The last decade has seen a burgeoning of reports associating brain structure with specific
skills and traits (eg,[1–8]). Although these cross-sectional studies are informative, cause and …