Effects of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (atDCS) on Sentence Comprehension. (29th January 2019)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Effects of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (atDCS) on Sentence Comprehension. (29th January 2019)
- Main Title:
- Effects of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (atDCS) on Sentence Comprehension
- Authors:
- Lum, Jarrad A. G.
Clark, Gillian M.
Rogers, Caitlyn M.
Skalkos, James D.
Fuelscher, Ian
Hyde, Christian
Enticott, Peter G. - Abstract:
- Abstract: Objectives: This study examined the effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (a-tDCS) on sentence and word comprehension in healthy adults.Methods: Healthy adult participants, aged between 19 and 30 years, received either a-tDCS over the left inferior frontal gyrus ( n =18) or sham stimulation ( n =18). Participants completed sentence comprehension and word comprehension tasks before and during stimulation. Accuracy and reaction times (RTs) were recorded as participants completed both tasks.Results: a-tDCS was found to significantly decrease RT on the sentence comprehension task compared to baseline. There was no change in RT following sham stimulation. a-tDCS was not found to have a significant effect on accuracy. Also, a-tDCS did not affect accuracy or RTs on the word comprehension task.Conclusions: The study provides evidence that non-invasive anodal electrical stimulation can modulate sentence comprehension in healthy adults, at least compared to their baseline performance. ( JINS, 2019, 25, 331–335)
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. Volume 25:Number 3(2019)
- Journal:
- Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
- Issue:
- Volume 25:Number 3(2019)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 25, Issue 3 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 25
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0025-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- 331
- Page End:
- 335
- Publication Date:
- 2019-01-29
- Subjects:
- Non-invasive brain stimulation, -- Transcranial direct current Stimulation, -- a-tDCS, -- Sentence comprehension, -- Left inferior frontal gyrus, -- Word comprehension
Neuropsychology -- Periodicals
616.8 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=INS ↗
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1355617718001121 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1355-6177
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