Beneficial effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on spatial working memory in patients with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a severe and often detrimental psychiatric disorder. The individual patients ’ level of functioning is essentially determined by cognitive, particularly working memory (WM), deficits that are critically linked to dysfunctional activity of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC). Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can transiently modulate activity of the dlPF C and remote areas and has been shown to improve WM functions. It may therefore provide a new, targeted treatment option.

Source: European Neuropsychopharmacology - October 3, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: T. Schwippel, I. Papazova, W. Strube, A.J. Fallgatter, A. Hasan, C. Plewnia Source Type: research