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Enhancement of Planning Ability by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

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Dockery, Colleen A., Hueckel-Weng, Ruth, Birbaumer, Niels, Plewnia, Christian·2009·The Journal of Neuroscience
DOI 10.1523/jneurosci.0065-09.2009PMC PMC6666475
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The functional neuroanatomy of executive function critically involves the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been established as a noninvasive tool for transient modulation of cortical function. Here, we examined the effects of tDCS of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on planning function by using the Tower of London task to evaluate performance during and after anodal, cathodal (1 mA, 15 min), and sham tDCS in 24 healthy volunteers. The key finding was a double dissociation of polarity and training phase: improved performance was found with cathodal tDCS applied during acquisition and early consolidation, when preceding anodal tDCS, but not in the later training session. In contrast, anodal tDCS enhanced performance when applied in the later sessions following cathodal tDCS. Our results indicate that both anodal and cathodal tDCS can improve planning performance as quantified by the Tower of London test. Most importantly, these data demonstrate training-phase-specific effects of tDCS. We propose that excitability decreasing cathodal tDCS mediates its early beneficial effect through noise reduction of neuronal activity, whereas a further adaptive configuration of specific neuronal connections is supported by excitability enhancing anodal tDCS in the later training phase by enhanced efficacy of active connections. This gain of function was sustained in a follow-up 6 and 12 months after training. In conclusion, the specific coupling of stimulation and training phase interventions may support the treatment of cognitive disorders involving frontal lobe functions.

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Authors
Dockery, C. A., Hueckel-Weng, R., Birbaumer, N., & Plewnia, C.
Affiliations
  • University of Tübingen (DE)
  • IRCCS San Camillo Hospital (IT)
ORCID
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Publisher
Society for Neuroscience
Published
2009-06-03
Volume
29
Issue
22
Pages
7271-7277
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
DOI
10.1523/jneurosci.0065-09.2009
PMC
PMC6666475
OpenAlex
W2138140054
Cited by
380
References
62
Citations by year
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FWCI
12.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 550)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
Keywords
transcranial direct current stimulation, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, executive function, planning, Tower of London task, anodal stimulation, cathodal stimulation, polarity effect, training stages, cognitive training
MeSH terms
Adult, Analysis of Variance, Electric Stimulation, Female, Humans, Functional Laterality, Learning, Male, Mental Processes, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychomotor Performance, Reaction Time, Time Factors, Prefrontal Cortex, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Young Adult

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