Brain Stimulation Effects on Cognitive Task Performance
Colorado State University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine optimal task design parameters for the measurement of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) effects on cognition.
Description
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive form of brain stimulation that relies on rapidly changing magnetic fields to influence neuronal firing rates. TMS can be used to temporarily inhibit or enhance the firing of populations of neurons located in the cerebral cortex. TMS-induced cortical inhibition versus enhancement is increasingly being used as a tool for exploring brain-behavior relationships and for improving cognitive functioning in people experiencing cognitive deficits due to neuropsychiatric illness (e.g., dementia and schizophrenia). However, important and unresolve…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Right-handed * Fluent in English Exclusion Criteria: * History of seizures or epilepsy * Family history of epilepsy * Significant medical or neurological diagnoses * History of common headache or migraine * History of common or recent syncope * History of moderate/severe, multiple mild, or past 12 months head injury * History of psychiatric, psychological, or neurodevelopmental disorder * History of alcohol or recreational drug abuse or dependence * Current visual or hearing difficulties that interfere with cognitive testing * History of cochlear implants * Current pre…
Interventions
- DeviceTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive method for stimulating neurons (axons not cell bodies) in the brain.
Location
- Colorado State University Department of PsychologyFort Collins, Colorado