The Use of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Cognitive Enhancement

Chung Yen Looi; Roi Cohen Kadosh

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-417042-1.00012-7

The Use of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Cognitive Enhancement

Chung Yen Looi, Roi Cohen Kadosh

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Abstract

Public and academic debate on the use of noninvasive brain stimulation techniques such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as cognitive enhancement proper is on the rise. Critically, the use of such a new approach is contingent on the evidence of its safety, beneficial effects, and its cost-to-benefit ratio at the individual and societal levels. In this chapter we review the basic mechanisms and physiological effects of tDCS, as well as its effects on human cognition across the developmental spectrum in children, adults, and the elderly, in sickness and in health. Then we highlight the parameters that could be further optimized for more effective cognitive enhancement. Finally, we present some of the stimulating and open questions on the future use of tDCS for cognitive enhancement.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Cognitive Enhancement
Subtitle of host publication	Pharmacologic, Environmental and Genetic Factors
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	307-341
Number of pages	35
ISBN (Electronic)	9780124171251
ISBN (Print)	9780124170421
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-417042-1.00012-7
State	Published - 8 Jan 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cognition
Cost-benefit
Enhancement
Optimization
TDCS

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General Medicine

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