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| Title |
Wearable functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): expanding vistas for neurocognitive augmentation
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, March 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnsys.2015.00027 |
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| Authors |
Ryan McKendrick, Raja Parasuraman, Hasan Ayaz |
| Abstract |
Contemporary studies with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) provide a growing base of evidence for enhancing cognition through the non-invasive delivery of weak electric currents to the brain. The main effect of tDCS is to modulate cortical excitability depending on the polarity of the applied current. However, the underlying mechanism of neuromodulation is not well understood. A new generation of functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) systems is described that are miniaturized, portable, and include wearable sensors. These developments provide an opportunity to couple fNIRS with tDCS, consistent with a neuroergonomics approach for joint neuroimaging and neurostimulation investigations of cognition in complex tasks and in naturalistic conditions. The effects of tDCS on complex task performance and the use of fNIRS for monitoring cognitive workload during task performance are described. Also explained is how fNIRS + tDCS can be used simultaneously for assessing spatial working memory. Mobile optical brain imaging is a promising neuroimaging tool that has the potential to complement tDCS for realistic applications in natural settings. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 18 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 | 10 | 56% |
| Australia | 2 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 4 | 22% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 14 | 78% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 11% |
| Scientists | 1 | 6% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 345 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1% |
| Canada | 4 | 1% |
| Portugal | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Cuba | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Argentina | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 327 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 72 | 21% |
| Researcher | 50 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 40 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 37 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 24 | 7% |
| Other | 70 | 20% |
| Unknown | 52 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 63 | 18% |
| Psychology | 56 | 16% |
| Neuroscience | 49 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 17 | 5% |
| Other | 61 | 18% |
| Unknown | 76 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. 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 17 May 2022.
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#207
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