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Non-Invasive Electrical Brain Stimulation: Effects on Cognitive Performance and Cerebral Hemodynamics in Younger Adults and Older Adults: A Scoping Review and Two Experimental Studies
DownloadFall 2022
Clinicians including rehabilitation professionals use a variety of evidence-based behavioural techniques to help improve functioning for adults affected by cognitive and language disorders. In recent years, the use of non-invasive brain stimulation has been studied as a method to augment...
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The Effects of tDCS on Intermuscular Coherence During Speaking in Healthy Younger and Older Adults
DownloadSpring 2019
Background. Research in neuroplasticity has focused recently on the preservation of cognitive and motor functions in aging adults. Previous studies have shown that non-invasive neurostimulation can mitigate age-related changes in speech motor control. Specifically, transcranial direct current...
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The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on speech production in individuals with acquired apraxia of speech
DownloadFall 2019
Background. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, has been used as an adjunct to speech and language therapy to facilitate neuroplasticity in individuals with language impairments due to stroke. The extent to which these therapeutic results...