Perceptual and cognitive effects of focal tDCS of auditory cortex in tinnitus.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Noninvasive brain stimulation continues to grow as an effective, low-risk way of improving the symptoms of brain conditions. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is particularly well-tolerated, with benefits including low cost and potential portability. Nevertheless, continued study of perceptual and cognitive side effects is warranted, given the complexity of functional brain organization. This paper describes the results of a brief battery of tablet-based tasks used in a recent pilot study of auditory-cortex tDCS in people with chronic tinnitus.

Methods

Volunteers with chronic tinnitus (n=20) completed two hearing tasks (pure-tone thresholds, Words In Noise) and two cognitive tasks (Flanker, Dimension Change Card Sort) from the NIH Toolbox. Volunteers

SUBMITTER: Leaver AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10863023 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature