Transcranial random noise stimulation mitigates increased difficulty in an arithmetic learning task

• Published in: Neuropsychologia Vol. 81; pp. 255 - 264
• Main Authors: Popescu, Tudor, Krause, Beatrix, Terhune, Devin B., Twose, Olivia, Page, Thomas, Humphreys, Glyn, Cohen Kadosh, Roi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 29.01.2016; Pergamon Press
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Attention - physiology; Cognitive training; Executive Function - physiology; Female; Humans; Learning - physiology; Male; Mathematical Concepts; Mathematics; Mental arithmetic; Orientation - physiology; Posterior parietal cortex; Prefrontal cortex; Reaction Time - physiology; Task difficulty; Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation; Transcranial random noise stimulation; Young Adult; Task difficulty; Cognitive training; Prefrontal cortex; Mental arithmetic; Posterior parietal cortex; Transcranial random noise stimulation

Proficiency in arithmetic learning can be achieved by using a multitude of strategies, the most salient of which are procedural learning (applying a certain set of computations) and rote learning (direct retrieval from long-term memory). Here we investigated the effect of transcranial random noise s...