The Effects of Cross-Hemispheric Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Task Switching

Background: Task switching, defined as the ability to flexibly switch between tasks in the face of goal shifting, is a central mechanism in cognitive control. Task switching is thought to involve both prefrontal cortex (PFC) and parietal regions. Our previous work has shown that it is possible to mo...

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Main Authors: Jorge Leite, Sandra Carvalho, Felipe Fregni, Paulo S. Boggio, Óscar F. Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-07-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
Subjects:
PFC
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X12001982