Simulation Analyses of tDCS Montages for the Investigation of Dorsal and Ventral Pathways.

ABSTRACT: Modulating higher cognitive functions like reading with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can be challenging as reading involves regions in the dorsal and ventral cortical areas that lie in close proximity. If the two pathways are stimulated simultaneously, the function of dorsal pathway (predominantly used for graphophonological conversion) might interfere with the function of the ventral pathway (used for semantics), and vice-versa. To achieve functional specificity in tDCS for investigating the two pathways of reading, it is important to stimulate each pathway per session such that the spread of current across the cortical areas due to the two montages has minimal overlap. The present study intends to achieve this by introducing a systematic approach for tDCS analysis. We e

SUBMITTER: Bhattacharjee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6704077 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature