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ReviewBrain sciences2020

The Modulation of Cognitive Performance with Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation: A Systematic Review of Frequency-Specific Effects.

Katharina Klink, Sven Paßmann, Florian H Kasten, Jessica Peter

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Review in Brain sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05188105 (Interventional Cross-over Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation), which is not on this map. Cited by 47 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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47citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05188105 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Interventional Cross-over Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) on Cognitive Performance in Patients With Dementia With Lewy Bodies

TypeinterventionalSponsorAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di BresciaRan2021 to 2024Enrolled15ConditionsDementia With Lewy Bodies, Lewy Body DiseaseArmsAlpha tACS (12 Hz) over the occipital cortex
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Katharina KlinkGraduate School for Health Sciences, University of Bern, 3000 Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2667-2759
Sven PaßmannDivision of Cognitive Biopsychology and Methods, Department of Psychology, University of Fribourg, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-9251-8269
Florian H KastenExperimental Psychology Lab., Department of Psychology, European Medical School, Cluster for Excellence "Hearing for All", Carl von Ossietzky University, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany.
Jessica PeterUniversity Hospital of Old Age Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, 3000 Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0817-8431
University of Bern · CHHearing4all · DEUniversity of Fribourg · CH

Funding

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung 185105
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique that allows the manipulation of intrinsic brain oscillations. Numerous studies have applied tACS in the laboratory to enhance cognitive performance. With this systematic review, we aim to provide an overview of frequency-specific tACS effects on a range of cognitive functions in healthy adults. This may help to transfer stimulation protocols to real-world applications. We conducted a systematic literature search on PubMed and Cochrane databases and considered tACS studies in healthy adults (age > 18 years) that focused on cognitive performance. The search yielded

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cognitive performancesystematic reviewtACStranscranial alternating current stimulation

Identifiers

PMID33276533
PMCPMC7761592
OpenAlexW3107555707

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