Schmidt, Nadine; Menéndez-Granda, Marta; Münger, Ronya; Reber, Thomas P; Bayen, Ute J; Gümüsdagli, Fabian E; Hering, Alexandra; Joly-Burra, Emilie; Kliegel, Matthias; Peter, Jessica (2023). Modulating prospective memory and attentional control with high-definition transcranial current stimulation: Study protocol of a randomized, double-blind, and sham-controlled trial in healthy older adults. PLoS ONE, 18(8), e0289532. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pone.0289532
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The ability to remember future intentions (i.e., prospective memory) is influenced by attentional control. At the neuronal level, frontal and parietal brain regions have been related to attentional control and prospective memory. It is debated, however, whether more or less activity in these regions is beneficial for older adults' performance. We will test that by systematically enhancing or inhibiting activity in these regions with anodal or cathodal high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation in older adults. We will include n = 105 healthy older volunteers (60-75 years of age) in a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, and parallel-group design. The participants will receive either cathodal, anodal, or sham high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation of the left or right inferior frontal gyrus, or the right superior parietal gyrus (1mA for 20 min). During and after stimulation, the participants will complete tasks of attentional control and prospective memory. The results of this study will clarify how frontal and parietal brain regions contribute to attentional control and prospective memory in older healthy adults. In addition, we will elucidate the relationship between attentional control and prospective memory in that age group. The study has been registered with ClinicalTrials.gov on the 12th of May 2021 (trial identifier: NCT04882527).
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Geriatric Psychiatry and Psychotherapy |
UniBE Contributor: |
Schmidt, Nadine, Menéndez Granda, Marta, Münger, Ronya, Peter, Jessica |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
Publisher: |
Public Library of Science |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
08 Aug 2023 11:02 |
Last Modified: |
20 Aug 2023 02:37 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0289532 |
PubMed ID: |
37549139 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/185262 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/185262 |
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