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ReviewFrontiers in human neuroscience2021

Using Transcranial Electrical Stimulation in Audiological Practice: The Gaps to Be Filled.

Mujda Nooristani, Thomas Augereau, Karina Moïn-Darbari, Benoit-Antoine Bacon, François Champoux

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Review in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mujda NooristaniÉcole d'Orthophonie et d'Audiologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Thomas AugereauÉcole d'Orthophonie et d'Audiologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Karina Moïn-DarbariÉcole d'Orthophonie et d'Audiologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Benoit-Antoine BaconDepartment of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
François ChampouxÉcole d'Orthophonie et d'Audiologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Université de Montréal · CACarleton University · CAInstitut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effects of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) approaches have been widely studied for many decades in the motor field, and are well known to have a significant and consistent impact on the rehabilitation of people with motor deficits. Consequently, it can be asked whether tES could also be an effective tool for targeting and modulating plasticity in the sensory field for therapeutic purposes. Specifically, could potentiating sensitivity at the central level with tES help to compensate for sensory loss? The present review examines evidence of the impact of tES on cortical auditory excitability and its corresponding influence on auditory processing, and in particular on hearing rehabilitation. Overall, data strongly suggest that tES approaches can be an effective tool for modulating auditory plasticity. However, its specific impact on auditory processing requires further investigation before it can be considered for therapeutic purposes. Indeed, while it is clear that electrical stimulation has an effect on cortical excitability and overall auditory abilities, the directionality of these effects is puzzling. The knowledge gaps that will need to be filled are discussed.

Indexed as

audiologyauditory abilitiesauditory processingtranscranial alternating current stimulationtranscranial direct current stimulationtranscranial electrical stimulationtranscranial random noise stimulation

Identifiers

PMID34887736
PMCPMC8650084
OpenAlexW3217551277

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