Combining transcranial direct current stimulation with a motor-cognitive task: the impact on dual-task walking costs in older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The performance of a secondary task while walking increases motor-cognitive interference and exacerbates fall risk in older adults. Previous studies have demonstrated that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may improve certain types of dual-task performance, and, that tDCS delivered during the performance of a task may augment the benefits of stimulation, potentially reducing motor-cognitive interference. However, it is not yet known if combining multi-target tDCS with the simultaneous performance of a task related to the tDCS targets reduces or increases dual-task walking costs among older adults. The objectives of the present work were (1) To examine whether tDCS applied during the performance of a task that putatively utilizes the brain networks targeted b

SUBMITTER: Schneider N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7852224 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature