Jon D Miller, Belén Laspra, Carmelo Polino, Glenn Branch, Robert T Pennock, Mark S Ackerman
The acceptance of evolution: A developmental view of Generation X in the United States
Public understanding of science (Bristol, England)
around 4070 patients multiple sclerosis ms may experience cognitive impairments course disease detrimental effects social occupational activities transcranial direct current stimulation tdcs investigated pain fatigue mood disorders related ms date studies examined effects tdcs cognitive performance ms current study aimed investigate effects multisession tdcs protocol cognitive performance restingstate brain electrical activities patients ms twentyfour eligible ms patients randomly assigned real anodal sham tdcs groups 8 consecutive daily tdcs sessions left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex dlpfc patients cognitive performance assessed using cambridge brain sciencescognitive platform cbscp cortical electrical activity also evaluated using quantitative electroencephalography qeeg analysis baseline intervention compared sham condition significant improvement reasoning executive functions patients real tdcs group observed attention also improved considerably statistically significantly following real tdcs however significant changes restingstate brain activities observed stimulation either group anodal tdcs left dlpfc appears promising therapeutic option cognitive dysfunction patients ms larger studies required confirm findings investigate underlying neuronal mechanisms