Refining strategies to drive cognitive gains through transcranial electrical stimulation

Combining conventional non-invasive neuromodulatory therapeutics like Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) or Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) with behavioral interventions like cognitive training, in a neuroscience-informed manner has the potential to harness cortical plasticity and thus deliver more robust therapeutic gains than either treatment delivered in isolation (Mehta, 2016). The application of such combinatory therapies is prominent in treating cognitive deficits and residual negative symptoms, which pose tremendous clinical challenges.
Source: Schizophrenia Research - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research