Cited by 164Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation StudiesAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Improves Executive Dysfunctions in ADHD: Implications for Inhibitory Control, Interference Control, Working Memory, and Cognitive Flexibility

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Objective: This study examined effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) on major executive functions (EFs), including response inhibition, executive control, working memory (WM), and cognitive flexibility/task switching in ADHD. Method: ADHD children received (a) left anodal/right cathodal DLPFC tDCS and (b) sham stimulation in Experiment 1 and (a) left anodal DLPFC/right cathodal OFC tDCS, (b) left cathodal DLPFC/right anodal OFC tDCS, and (c) sham stimulation in Experiment 2. The current intensity was 1 mA for 15 min with a 72-hr interval between sessions. Participants underwent Go/No-Go task, N-back test, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), and Stroop task after each tDCS condition. Results: Anodal left DLPFC tDCS most clearly affected executive control functions (e.g., WM, interference inhibition), while cathodal left DLPFC tDCS improved inhibitory control. Cognitive flexibility/task switching benefited from combined DLPFC-OFC, but not DLPFC stimulation alone. Conclusion: Task-specific stimulation protocols can improve EFs in ADHD.

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    There is a lack of evidence about the effectiveness of brain stimulation on impaired executive function domains in ADHD other than inhibitory processes.

    “While most of the available brain stimulation studies have focused on inhibitory processes in ADHD, there is lack of evidence about the effectiveness of brain stimulation with regard to other impaired EF domains in ADHD.”
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    The way different prefrontal cortex regions contribute to different executive function domains in ADHD is still incompletely understood.

    “and the way different PFC regions contribute to different EF domains in ADHD is still incompletely understood.”
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    When the rule changes in the WCST, participants need to inhibit the now irrelevant response, which requires inhibition, and apply a new rule, which requires disinhibition.

    “However, when the rule changes, participants need to inhibit the now irrelevant response, which requires inhibition, and to apply a new rule which requires disinhibition.”
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    A DLPFC-OFC interaction underlies WCST performance.

    “Regarding the presumed DLPFC-OFC interaction in WCST performance”
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Authors
Nejati, V., Salehinejad, M. A., Nitsche, M. A., Najian, A., & Javadi, A.-H.
Affiliations
  • Shahid Beheshti University (IR)
  • Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (DE)
  • BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum (DE)
  • University of Kent (GB)
Corresponding author
Nejati, Vahid
Venue
Journal of Attention Disorders
Published
2017-09-22
Volume
24
Issue
13
Pages
1928-1943
ISSN
  • 1087-0547 (ISSN-L)
  • 1557-1246
OpenAlex
W2759792736
Cited by
163
References
94
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 25 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 27 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 2
FWCI
5.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Attention Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent) (submittedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
transcranial direct current stimulation, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, executive function, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, orbitofrontal cortex, inhibitory control, interference control, working memory, cognitive flexibility, task switching, children, go/no-go task, n-back task, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Stroop task
MeSH terms
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Cognition, Humans, Memory, Short-Term, Prefrontal Cortex, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

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