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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Memory Enhancement
Published on: September 18, 2021
A critical review of memory stimulation programs in Alzheimer's disease
Eric Grandmaison1, Martine Simard
1Geriatric Neuropsychology Laboratory, School of Psychology, Universit de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. eric.grandmaison@gnb.ca
Abstract:
The authors describe the memory stimulation programs used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and review their efficacy. Visual imagery, errorless learning, dyadic approaches, spaced retrieval techniques, encoding specificity with cognitive support at retrieval, and external memory aids were the memory stimulation programs used alone or in combination in AD. Preliminary evidence suggests that the errorless learning, spaced retrieval, and vanishing cues techniques and the dyadic approach, used alone or in combination, are efficacious in stimulating memory in patients with AD.
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