Cognitive enhancement with transcranial direct current stimulation: Support, skepticism, and steps forward
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University of Pennsylvania, Neurology, United States
Recent evidence has suggested that noninvasive neuromodulation tools such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may be capable for augmenting various aspects of human cognition, including but not limited to executive function, attention, visuospatial processing, and language. At the same time, investigators have also raised concerns regarding the validity and reproducibility of tDCS results, particularly with respect to the modulation of cognition in healthy individuals. This talk will highlight some promising findings that provide support for tDCS as an approach that could enhance cognitive abilities in ways that may translate to higher productivity in the workplace. However, it will also highlight current criticisms of this corpus of work and will also emphasize factors that lend to controversy in this area of research. Finally, this talk will propose steps forward that can help to clarify the role and overall impact that direct current stimulation of the brain could have in improving human performance.
Keywords:
Neuromodulation,
transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS),
cognitive enhancement,
noninvasive brain stimulation,
Brain Stimulation
Conference:
2nd International Neuroergonomics Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 27 Jun - 29 Jun, 2018.
Presentation Type:
Oral Presentation
Topic:
Neuroergonomics
Citation:
Hamilton
RH
(2019). Cognitive enhancement with transcranial direct current stimulation: Support, skepticism, and steps forward.
Conference Abstract:
2nd International Neuroergonomics Conference.
doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2018.227.00138
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Received:
08 Apr 2018;
Published Online:
27 Sep 2019.
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Correspondence:
Dr. Roy H Hamilton, University of Pennsylvania, Neurology, Philadelphia, United States, royhhamilton@yahoo.com