Trial reportNeuroImage2024
tDCS-enhanced cognitive training improves attention and alters connectivity in control and somatomotor networks: A triple blind study.
Trial report in NeuroImage, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Transcranial direct current stimulation and cognitive training in the treatment of cognitive deficit in schizophrenia: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2026Trial
- A multi-modal approach for the treatment of non-fluent/agrammatic variant of Primary Progressive Aphasia.Brain communications · 2025Trial
- Neuropsychological Mechanisms Associated with the Effectiveness of AI-Delivered Health Promotion Programs: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- The influence of informational priming on motor expectancy in transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).Experimental brain research · 2025Article
- Evidence of physiological changes associated with single-session pre-frontal tDCS: a pilot study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Individuals with psychosis receive less electric field strength during transcranial direct current stimulation compared to healthy controls.Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundExecutive dysfunction such as inattention or forgetfulness can lead to disruptions in a person's daily functioning and quality of life. OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESIS: This triple-blinded randomized clinical trial assessed the efficacy of bifrontal (over the forehead) transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) concurrent with cognitive training to improve cognitive performance in a healthy sample.
methodsFifty-eight participants were randomly assigned to one of three stimulation conditions (2 mA left anode-right cathode, 2 mA right anode-left cathode, or sham), which was administered with cognitive training tasks 3x/week over 12 weeks with assessments at baseline, midpoint (6 weeks), and post-training (12 weeks). We assessed cognitive performance, functional connectivity, and the influence of individual differences in training advancement.
resultsForty participants completed training. We found that at midpoint and post, all groups improved significantly on overall cognitive performance. The left anode group's attention & vigilance score improved significantly at post, but the other two groups did not. Greater attention training advancement predicted attention improvement by post, most notably in the left anode group. Finally, within-network connectivity decreased in the control network and increased in the somatomotor network across all groups.
conclusionsThese results suggest that, given cognitive training, the left anode montage is more effective at improving attention than the right anode montage and sham. Future research may focus on the application of the left anode montage during cognitive training to assess its effectiveness in improving cognition in neuropsychiatric disorders.
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