Improving working memory and pain inhibition in older persons using transcranial direct current stimulation
Improving working memory and pain inhibition in older persons using transcranial direct current stimulation
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DOI：
10.1016/j.neures.2018.12.007
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发表时间：
2019-11-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Piche, Mathieu
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作者：
Deldar, Zoha;Rustamov, Nabi;Piche, Mathieu
The aim of the present study was to examine whether transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) could enhance working memory and pain inhibition in older persons. Fifteen volunteers (7 women, 8 men; mean +/- SD: 64 +/- 4.4 y.o.) participated in two tDCS sessions during which an n-back task was performed with two levels of working memory load, while painful stimulation was delivered at the ankle. The experiment included five within-subject counterbalanced conditions (pain alone and 0-back or 2-back with or without pain) performed twice during each session. Compared with the pre-tDCS baseline, anodal tDCS decreased response times and improved pain inhibition by working memory in the 2-back condition (p 0.3). These results indicate that working memory and pain inhibition can be improved by tDCS in older persons. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. and Japan Neuroscience Society. All rights reserved.
