A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Remediate Age-Related Cognitive Decline in Healthy Older Adults.

Aprinda IndahlastariCheshire HardcastleAlejandro AlbizuStacey Alvarez-AlvaradoEmanuel M BoutzoukasNicole D EvangelistaHanna K HausmanJessica KraftKailey G LangerAdam J Woods

Published in: Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment (2021)

While observed outcomes varied, overall findings indicated promising effects of tDCS to remediate cognitive aging and thus deserves further exploration. Future characterization of inter-individual variability in tDCS dose response and applications in larger cohorts are warranted to further validate benefits of tDCS for cognition in healthy older adults.

Keyphrases

transcranial direct current stimulation
cognitive decline
mild cognitive impairment
working memory
physical activity
current status
white matter
multiple sclerosis
adipose tissue