Balanced bifrontal transcranial direct current stimulation enhances working memory in adults with high-functioning autism: a sham-controlled crossover study

Balanced bifrontal transcranial direct current stimulation enhances working memory in adults with high-functioning autism: a sham-controlled crossover study

Abstract Background Working memory (WM) often is impaired in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Such impairment may underlie core deficits in cognition and social functioning. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been shown to enhance WM in both healthy adults and clinical populations, bu...

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Main Authors: J. Jason van Steenburgh, Mark Varvaris, David J. Schretlen, Tracy D. Vannorsdall, Barry Gordon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Molecular Autism
Subjects:
Autism
Working memory
Transcranial direct current stimulation
Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13229-017-0152-x

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