Transcranial direct current stimulation to dorsolateral prefrontal cortex improves performance of obstacle avoidance gait task
Akihiro Matsuura,
Ryohei Shinoda,
Tetsuya Karita
et al.
Abstract:We aimed to investigate the effect of dual-task interference between cognitive and obstacle avoidance walking tasks, and the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the performance of this cognitive-motor dual task. The healthy young subjects participated in a single task consisting of a three-digit subtraction task (e.g. 783 − 7) or a 15-m track with six 7.5-cm high obstacles. Then, the subjects performed two single tasks simultaneously as dual tasks, before and after sham and anodal tDCS … Show more
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