| Title |
Reduction of implicit cognitive bias with cathodal tDCS to the left prefrontal cortex
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, January 2018
|
| DOI | 10.3758/s13415-018-0567-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Philipp Alexander Schroeder, Hans-Christoph Nuerk, Christian Plewnia |
| Abstract |
Implicit associations can interfere with cognitive operations and behavioral decisions without direct intention. Enhancement of neural activity with anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) was proposed to reduce implicit associations by means of improved cognitive control. However, a targeted reduction of distractive implicit associations by inhibitory cathodal tDCS, recently shown in spatial-numerical associations, provides an interesting alternative approach to support goal-directed behavior with transcranial brain stimulation. To test this rationale with a sham-controlled cross-over design, a standardized Implicit Association Test (IAT) was performed by 24 healthy participants parallel to 1 mA cathodal or sham tDCS to the left prefrontal cortex. In this double-classification task, insect versus flower pictures and negative versus positive words are mapped together onto two shared response keys with crossed response assignments in separate blocks. Responses were faster when insect + negative and flower + positive stimuli required the same answer (IAT effect). Most critically, the IAT effect was reduced during cathodal tDCS as compared to sham stimulation. Thus, results are consistent with the proposed stimulation rationale, with previous observations, and complementary to previous studies using different tDCS configurations. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 6 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| China | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 17% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 49 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 49 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 22% |
| Researcher | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 8% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 17 | 35% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 15 | 31% |
| Neuroscience | 7 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 4% |
| Decision Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Unknown | 19 | 39% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 February 2018.
All research outputs
#7,438,907
of 24,003,070 outputs
Outputs from Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience
#327
of 974 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#147,219
of 448,158 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience
#7
of 18 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 24,003,070 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 68th percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 974 research outputs from this source. They typically receive more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 8.4. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 65% of its peers.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 448,158 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 66% of its contemporaries.
We're also able to compare this research output to 18 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 61% of its contemporaries.