Modulating Cognition in Healthy Young Adults with tDCS

Habich, Annegret; Fehér, Kristoffer D.; Harty, Siobhán; Vanderhasselt, Marie-Anne; Brem, Anna-Katharine (2021). Modulating Cognition in Healthy Young Adults with tDCS. In: Brunoni, André R.; Nitsche, Michael A.; Loo, Colleen K. (eds.) Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Neuropsychiatric Disorders (pp. 329-411). Cham: Springer 10.1007/978-3-030-76136-3_17

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This chapter provides an overview of the literature concerning the effects of tDCS on high-level cognitive functions in young healthy adults. This neuromodulation technique modulates several components of cognition, but here we focus on studies that have examined attention, executive functions, language, numerical cognition and general learning and memory. We conclude that tDCS holds substantial promise for exploring novel theoretical hypotheses, as well as for improving cognitive functions in healthy young adults. Considering the heterogeneous stimulation effects reported in recent years, we additionally devote a section of this chapter to evaluating the impact of individual differences for tDCS outcomes. The coherence of the evidence base and the translational potential of these findings are currently constrained by several factors, including inter-individual differences in response to tDCS, heterogeneity of tDCS protocols across studies and inadequate knowledge about the longevity of the effects.

Item Type:

Book Section (Book Chapter)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy > Translational Research Center

UniBE Contributor:

Habich, Annegret, Fehér, Daniel Kristoffer, Brem, Anna- Katharine

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISBN:

978-3-030-76135-6

Publisher:

Springer

Language:

English

Submitter:

Annegret Habich

Date Deposited:

03 Nov 2021 14:35

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:35

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/978-3-030-76136-3_17

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/159927

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/159927

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