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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation tDCS for Memory Enhancement
Published on: September 18, 2021
Probing the mechanisms underlying the mitigation of cognitive aging with anodal transcranial direct current
1Department of Neuroscience, Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey.
Abstract:
Meinzer et al. (J Neurosci 33: 12470-12478, 2013) have recently reported that anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (atDCS) mitigates age-related cognitive changes. Simultaneous measurement of BOLD signal during atDCS also showed "youth-like" processing in an elderly population. Although the effects are very promising, the underlying mechanisms of atDCS are still not clear. In this article, we provide a critical review of the results, emphasizing the article's significance and providing additional insight that will help elucidate the results and atDCS mechanisms.
