Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Cognition in the Elderly

Francesca Mameli; Manuela Fumagalli; Roberta Ferrucci; Alberto Priori

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-404704-4.00013-2

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Cognition in the Elderly

Francesca Mameli, Manuela Fumagalli, Roberta Ferrucci, Alberto Priori

Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda- Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

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Abstract

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive neuromodulation technique that has been used to improve cognitive functions such as memory, language, and attention. This chapter discusses how tDCS can enhance cognitive performance in healthy older subjects and patients with neurological disorders typically manifesting in the elderly, such as Alzheimer's disease, fronto-temporal dementia, and Parkinson's disease. Although the clinical efficacy of tDCS awaits confirmation in large, clinical, randomized controlled studies, results for managing cognitive dysfunctions related to neurological disorders in the elderly seem promising. Future studies should endeavor to assess whether experimental data translate into benefits in real life, to lengthen cognitive benefits, to investigate how changing stimulation variables influences tDCS-induced effects, to determine possible interactions with other treatments, and to improve patients' selection.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Stimulated Brain: Cognitive Enhancement Using Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	371-395
Number of pages	25
ISBN (Print)	9780124047129, 9780124047044
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-404704-4.00013-2
Publication status	Published - Jun 3 2014

Keywords

Brain stimulation
Cognition
Elderly
Motor learning
TDCS

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine(all)

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