ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2024
Network-based transcranial direct current stimulation enhances attention function in healthy young adults: a preliminary study.
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- Effects of single-session anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cognitive and motor performance in athletes and healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Adjunctive transcranial direct current stimulation for cognitive improvement in schizophrenia: insights from a systematic review and exploratory meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Combined Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Virtual Reality in Healthy Populations: A Systematic Review of Evidence, Limitations, and Methodological Challenges.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Machine learning identification of neuroimaging signatures in young and middle-aged male patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a multimodal MRI study.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2026Article
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Abstract
Purpose: Attention, a complex cognitive process, is linked to the functional activities of the brain's dorsal attention network (DAN) and default network (DN). This study aimed to investigate the feasibility, safety, and blinding efficacy of a transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) paradigm designed to increase the excitability of the DAN while inhibiting the DN (DAN+/DN-tDCS) on attention function in healthy young adults. Methods: In this randomized controlled experiment, participants were assigned to either the DAN+/DN-tDCS group or the sham group. A single intervention session was conducted at a total intensity of 4 mA for 20 min. Participants completed the Attention Network Test (ANT) immediately before and after stimulation. Blinding efficacy and adverse effects were assessed post-stimulation. Results: Forty participants completed the study, with 20 in each group. Paired-sample t-test showed a significant post-stimulation improvement in executive effect performance ( Conclusion: DAN+/DN-tDCS enhanced attention function in healthy young individuals, particularly in improving executive effect performance. This study presents novel strategies for enhancing attentional performance and encourages further investigation into the mechanisms and outcomes of these interventions across diverse populations.
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