ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2019
Anodal tDCS and High-Frequency tRNS Targeting the Occipitotemporal Cortex Do Not Always Enhance Face Perception.
Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Effects of transcranial electrical stimulation on face identification and related perceptual processes: a systematic review.Psychological research · 2026Pooled it
- Transcranial direct current stimulation of the occipitotemporal cortex enhances identification of ambiguous faces.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Face pareidolia is enhanced by 40 Hz transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) of the face perception network.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- No facilitatory effects of transcranial random noise stimulation on motion processing: A registered report.Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior · 2025Article
- Transcranial direct current stimulation neuromodulates intracranial cognitive evoked activity in humans.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Responsiveness to left-prefrontal tDCS varies according to arousal levels.The European journal of neuroscience · 2022Article
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Abstract
There has been increasing interest in the utility of transcranial electrical stimulation as a tool to enhance cognitive abilities. In the domain of face perception, enhancements have been reported for both transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and high-frequency transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) targeting the occipitotemporal cortex. In a series of two experiments, we attempted to replicate these findings for face identity perception, and extend on previous studies, to determine if similar enhancements are also observed for object and facial expression perception. In Experiment 1, using a single blind, between-subjects design in healthy volunteers (
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