Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Effects on Memory Consolidation: Timing Matters

Alicia Nunez Vorobiova; Ivan Pozdniakov; Matteo Feurra

doi:10.1523/ENEURO.0481-18.2019

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Effects on Memory Consolidation: Timing Matters

eNeuro. 2019 Jun 18;6(3):ENEURO.0481-18.2019. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0481-18.2019. Print 2019 May/Jun.

Authors

Alicia Nunez Vorobiova^{1

2}, Ivan Pozdniakov³, Matteo Feurra^{3

2}

Affiliations

¹ School of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow 10100, Russian Federation alicianunez.v@gmail.com.
² Center for Cognition and Decision Making, Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow 10100, Russian Federation.
³ School of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow 10100, Russian Federation.

Abstract

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a promising tool for modulation of learning and memory, allowing to transiently change cortical excitability of specific brain regions with physiological and behavioral outcomes. A detailed exploration of factors that can moderate tDCS effects on episodic long-term memory (LTM) is of high interest due to the clinical potential for patients with traumatic or pathological memory deficits and with cognitive impairments. This commentary discusses findings by Marián et al. (2018) recently published in Cortex within a broad context of brain stimulation in memory research.

Keywords: anodal; brain stimulation; consolidation; dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; long-term memory; tDCS.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Memory Consolidation / physiology*
Prefrontal Cortex / physiology*
Time Factors
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation*