The common aim of transcranial stimulation methods is the induction or alterations of cortical excitability in a controlled way. Significant effects of each individual stimulation method have been published; however, conclusive direct comparisons of many of these methods are rare. The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of three widely applied stimulation methods inducing excit...

Abstract There is evidence that high-frequency transcranial random noise stimulation (hf-tRNS) effective in improving behavioural performance several visual tasks. However, so far there has been limited research into the spatial and temporal characteristics of hf-tRNS-induced facilitatory effects. In present study, electroencephalogram (EEG) was used to investigate dynamics cortical activity mo...

During the past 20 years, non-invasive brain stimulation has become an emerging field in clinical neuroscience due to its capability to transiently modulate corticospinal excitability, motor and cognitive functions. Whereas transcranial magnetic stimulation has been used extensively since more than two decades ago as a potential "neuromodulator", transcranial current stimulation (tCS) has more ...

Abstract Cognitive training (CT) has been shown to improve cognition in elderly adults via targeted exercises for single or multiple cognitive domains. Combining CT with brain stimulation is thought be more effective due synergistic effects the areas and networks. However, little known about moderating of gender, age, reserve on outcomes. In this randomized, sham-controlled study, 59 healthy pa...

Creativity is a fundamental human accomplishment from scientific advances to composing music. The left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) are important metacontrol hubs in flexibility persistence brain states, respectively. Those related divergent thinking, insight problem-solving, convergent thinking. In this double-blind, between-subjects study, 81 healthy...