Title |
Modulating Spatial Processes and Navigation via Transcranial Electrical Stimulation: A Mini Review
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Published in |
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, January 2018
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DOI | 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00649 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Tad T. Brunyé |
Abstract |
Transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) uses low intensity current to alter neuronal activity in superficial cortical regions, and has gained popularity as a tool for modulating several aspects of perception and cognition. This mini-review article provides an overview of tES and its potential for modulating spatial processes underlying successful navigation, including spatial attention, spatial perception, mental rotation and visualization. Also considered are recent advances in empirical research and computational modeling elucidating several stable cortical-subcortical networks with dynamic involvement in spatial processing and navigation. Leveraging these advances may prove valuable for using tES, particularly transcranial direct and alternating current stimulation (tDCS/tACS), to indirectly target subcortical brain regions by altering neuronal activity in distant yet functionally connected cortical areas. We propose future research directions to leverage these advances in human neuroscience. |
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