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The stimulated social brain: effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on social cognition
Author(s) -
Sellaro Roberta,
Nitsche Michael A.,
Colzato Lorenza S.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/nyas.13098
Subject(s) - transcranial direct current stimulation , social cognition , cognition , psychology , neuroscience , perception , brain stimulation , neuromodulation , cognitive psychology , stimulation
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is an increasingly popular noninvasive neuromodulatory tool in the fields of cognitive and clinical neuroscience and psychiatry. It is an inexpensive, painless, and safe brain‐stimulation technique that has proven to be effective in modulating cognitive and sensory–perceptual functioning in healthy individuals and clinical populations. Importantly, recent findings have shown that tDCS may also be an effective and promising tool for probing the neural mechanisms of social cognition. In this review, we present the state‐of‐the‐art of the field of tDCS research in social cognition. By doing so, we aim to gather knowledge of the potential of tDCS to modulate social functioning and social decision making in healthy humans, and to inspire future research investigations.