1. Enhancing the Working Memory of Stroke Patients Using tDCS.
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Jung Mi Jo, Yun-Hee Kim, Myoung-Hwan Ko, Suk Hun Ohn, Bohyun Joen, and Kwang Ho Lee
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SHORT-term memory , *MEMORY , *PATIENTS , *CEREBROVASCULAR disease , *BRAIN damage , *BRAIN diseases , *PATHOLOGICAL psychology , *HEALTH risk assessment , *MEDICAL care - Abstract
The article presents a study which examined the impact of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on working memory performance of patients after a stroke. It found that anodal transcranial direct current stimulation can enhance the working memory of stroke patients by improving the correct response and error detection rates. It revealed that acquired brain damage following a stroke leads to chronic cognitive deficits which can affect the daily activities of the patients. Also, it explored the use of Phoresor PM850 in the application of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation.
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- 2009
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