Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Enhances Reconsolidation of Long-Term Memory

A new and weak memory trace undergoes consolidation to gain resistance against interfering stimuli. When an encoded memory is recalled, it becomes labile and another round of consolidation, or reconsolidation, is required to restore its stability. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a...

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Main Authors: Amir Homayoun Javadi, Paul Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-07-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X12001994