期刊
BRAIN STIMULATION
卷 9, 期 4, 页码 501-517出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2016.04.006
关键词
Cognition; Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; Meta-analysis; Noninvasive brain stimulation; Stimulation parameters; Transcranial direct current stimulation
资金
- Brain & Behavior Research Foundation [20493]
- Sao Paulo State Foundation [20911-5]
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) [470904]
- Ghent University
Background: Research into the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on cognitive functioning is increasing rapidly. However, methodological heterogeneity in prefrontal tDCS research is also increasing, particularly in technical stimulation parameters that might influence tDCS effects. Objective: To systematically examine the influence of technical stimulation parameters on DLPFC-tDCS effects. Methods: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of tDCS studies targeting the DLPFC published from the first data available to February 2016. Only single-session, sham-controlled, within-subject studies reporting the effects of tDCS on cognition in healthy controls and neuropsychiatric patients were included. Results: Evaluation of 61 studies showed that after single-session a-tDCS, but not c-tDCS, participants responded faster and more accurately on cognitive tasks. Sub-analyses specified that following a-tDCS, healthy subjects responded faster, while neuropsychiatric patients responded more accurately. Importantly, different stimulation parameters affected a-tDCS effects, but not c-tDCS effects, on accuracy in healthy samples vs. patients: increased current density and density charge resulted in improved accuracy in healthy samples, most prominently in females; for neuropsychiatric patients, task performance during a-tDCS resulted in stronger increases in accuracy rates compared to task performance following a-tDCS. Conclusions: Healthy participants respond faster, but not more accurate on cognitive tasks after a-tDCS. However, increasing the current density and/or charge might be able to enhance response accuracy, particularly in females. In contrast, online task performance leads to greater increases in response accuracy than offline task performance in neuropsychiatric patients. Possible implications and practical recommendations are discussed. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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