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| Title |
The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Multitasking Throughput Capacity
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, November 2016
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00589 |
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| Authors |
Justin Nelson, Richard A. McKinley, Chandler Phillips, Lindsey McIntire, Chuck Goodyear, Aerial Kreiner, Lanie Monforton |
| Abstract |
Background: Multitasking has become an integral attribute associated with military operations within the past several decades. As the amount of information that needs to be processed during these high level multitasking environments exceeds the human operators' capabilities, the information throughput capacity reaches an asymptotic limit. At this point, the human operator can no longer effectively process and respond to the incoming information resulting in a plateau or decline in performance. The objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of a non-invasive brain stimulation technique known as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied to a scalp location over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (lDLPFC) to improve information processing capabilities during a multitasking environment. Methods: The study consisted of 20 participants from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (16 male and 4 female) with an average age of 31.1 (SD = 4.5). Participants were randomly assigned into two groups, each consisting of eight males and two females. Group one received 2 mA of anodal tDCS and group two received sham tDCS over the lDLPFC on their testing day. Results: The findings indicate that anodal tDCS significantly improves the participants' information processing capability resulting in improved performance compared to sham tDCS. For example, the multitasking throughput capacity for the sham tDCS group plateaued near 1.0 bits/s at the higher baud input (2.0 bits/s) whereas the anodal tDCS group plateaued near 1.3 bits/s. Conclusion: The findings provided new evidence that tDCS has the ability to augment and enhance multitasking capability in a human operator. Future research should be conducted to determine the longevity of the enhancement of transcranial direct current stimulation on multitasking performance, which has yet to be accomplished. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 28 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 States | 5 | 18% |
| Japan | 3 | 11% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 4% |
| Spain | 1 | 4% |
| Egypt | 1 | 4% |
| Australia | 1 | 4% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| Brazil | 1 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 12 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 23 | 82% |
| Scientists | 4 | 14% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 119 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 119 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 22 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 15 | 13% |
| Unknown | 27 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 26 | 22% |
| Neuroscience | 23 | 19% |
| Engineering | 11 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 12 | 10% |
| Unknown | 36 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 143. 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 28 December 2019.
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