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Modulating Cognition Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Cerebellum

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11:47 min

February 15th, 2015

February 15th, 2015


Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the cerebellum exerts a remote effect on the prefrontal cortex, which can modulate cognition and performance. This was demonstrated using two information-processing tasks of varying complexity, whereby only cathodal tDCS improved performance when the task was difficult, but not easy.

Chapters in this video

0:05

Title

1:44

Setting Up for the Procedure

2:22

Calculation Tasks: Performing the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task

4:40

Calculation Tasks: Perfoming the Paced Auditory Serial Subtraction Task

5:36

Language Tasks: Performing the Verb Generation Task

7:28

Performiong Cerebellar Transcanial Direct Current Stimulation of the Cerebellum

10:03

Results: Cognitive Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Cerebellum

11:06

Conclusion

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