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| Title |
No Significant Effect of Prefrontal tDCS on Working Memory Performance in Older Adults
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnagi.2015.00230 |
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| Authors |
Jonna Nilsson, Alexander V. Lebedev, Martin Lövdén |
| Abstract |
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been put forward as a non-pharmacological alternative for alleviating cognitive decline in old age. Although results have shown some promise, little is known about the optimal stimulation parameters for modulation in the cognitive domain. In this study, the effects of tDCS over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) on working memory performance were investigated in thirty older adults. An N-back task assessed working memory before, during and after anodal tDCS at a current strength of 1 mA and 2 mA, in addition to sham stimulation. The study used a single-blind, cross-over design. The results revealed no significant effect of tDCS on accuracy or response times during or after stimulation, for any of the current strengths. These results suggest that a single session of tDCS over the dlPFC is unlikely to improve working memory, as assessed by an N-back task, in old age. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 16 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 19% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 13% |
| United States | 2 | 13% |
| Australia | 2 | 13% |
| Ireland | 1 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 5 | 31% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 63% |
| Scientists | 4 | 25% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 107 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 107 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 19 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 12 | 11% |
| Unknown | 31 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 23 | 21% |
| Psychology | 22 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 5% |
| Arts and Humanities | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 7% |
| Unknown | 38 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. 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 03 February 2016.
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#62,015
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