Entraining neurons via noninvasive electric stimulation improves cognition

Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) is a method that injects rhythmic currents into the human brain via electrodes attached to the scalp of a participant. This technique allows researchers to control naturally occurring brain rhythms and study their causal relevance for cognition. Re...

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Published in:PLoS biology 2020-10, Vol.18 (10), p.e3000931
Main Authors: van der Plas, Mircea, Hanslmayr, Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Biology and Life Sciences
Brain
Brain research
Care and treatment
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Dyslexia
Electric Stimulation
Electrodes
Electroencephalography
Entrainment
Humans
Magnetic brain stimulation
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mode of action
Neural oscillations
Neurons
Neurosciences
Physiological aspects
Primer
Research and Analysis Methods
Rhythms
Scalp
Social Sciences
Stimulation
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
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Summary:Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) is a method that injects rhythmic currents into the human brain via electrodes attached to the scalp of a participant. This technique allows researchers to control naturally occurring brain rhythms and study their causal relevance for cognition. Recent findings, however, cast doubts on the effectiveness of tACS to stimulate the brain and its mode of action. Two new studies by Vieira and colleagues and Marchesotti and colleagues reported in the current issue report promising new results in showing that tACS can entrain single neuron activity and improve reading abilities in dyslexic individuals.
ISSN:1545-7885
1544-9173
1545-7885
DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.3000931