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Modulating Cognition Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Cerebellum
 

Modulating Cognition Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Cerebellum

Article DOI: 10.3791/52302
February 15th, 2015

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Summary February 15th, 2015

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the cerebellum exerts a remote effect on the prefrontal cortex, which can modulate cognition and performance. This was demonstrated using two information-processing tasks of varying complexity, whereby only cathodal tDCS improved performance when the task was difficult, but not easy.

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