Efectos de la tACS en la memoria episódica en una muestra de adultos jóvenes
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La estimulación transcraneal por corriente alterna (tACS) es una novedosa herramienta de neuroestimulación que utiliza una corriente alterna de baja intensidad, aplicada sobre el cuero cabelludo, capaz de inducir una actividad oscilatoria con potenciales beneficios sobre diversas funciones cognitivas. La memoria episódica es una de estas funciones sobre la que se ha estudiado el efecto de la tACS, observándose resultados dispares en cuanto a su eficacia. Este trabajo tiene por objetivo evaluar los efectos de la estimulación mediante tACS sobre la memoria episódica en una muestra de adultos jóvenes y sanos. Participaron en este estudio 19 personas (entre 18 y 37 años) en tres sesiones. Cada uno de los participantes pasó por tres condiciones experimentales: (1) gamma-tACS (60 Hz), (2) theta-tACS (6 Hz) y (3) control-tACS. Los participantes recibieron la estimulación en el córtex prefrontal dorsolateral izquierdo (CPFDL) durante la fase de codificación de una tarea de memoria episódica. La hipótesis que se planteó fue que la gamma-tACS aplicada sobre el CPFDL izquierdo mejoraría el rendimiento de los participantes en dicha tarea en comparación con la theta-tACS y la condición de control. El análisis de resultados con ANOVA, contrariamente a lo esperado, evidenció que los sujetos en la condición gamma-tACS tuvieron un rendimiento significativamente inferior a la condición de control, en la recuperación de la memoria episódica. Estos resultados cuestionan la eficacia de la gamma-tACS para mejorar la memoria episódica en adultos jóvenes
Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is a novel neurostimulation tool that uses a low intensity current, applied to the scalp, capable of inducing an oscillatory activity with potential benefits on various cognitive functions. Episodic memory is one of these functions on which the effect of tACS has been studied, with mixed results regarding its efficacy. The objective of this work is to evaluate the effects of transcranial stimulation by means of tACS on episodic memory in a sample of young and healthy adults. Nineteen people (between 18 and 37 years old) participated in this study in three sessions, each passing through three experimental conditions: (1) gamma-tACS (60 Hz), (2) theta-tACS (6 Hz) and (3) sham-tACS. Participants received stimulation in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPCF) during the encoding phase of an episodic memory task. We hypothesized that gamma-tACS applied to the left DLPFC would improve participants' performance on this task compared to theta-tACS and the sham condition. The analysis of results with ANOVA, contrary to what was expected, showed that the subjects in the gamma-tACS condition had a significantly lower performance than the sham condition. These results question the efficacy of tACS in improving episodic memory in young adults
Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is a novel neurostimulation tool that uses a low intensity current, applied to the scalp, capable of inducing an oscillatory activity with potential benefits on various cognitive functions. Episodic memory is one of these functions on which the effect of tACS has been studied, with mixed results regarding its efficacy. The objective of this work is to evaluate the effects of transcranial stimulation by means of tACS on episodic memory in a sample of young and healthy adults. Nineteen people (between 18 and 37 years old) participated in this study in three sessions, each passing through three experimental conditions: (1) gamma-tACS (60 Hz), (2) theta-tACS (6 Hz) and (3) sham-tACS. Participants received stimulation in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPCF) during the encoding phase of an episodic memory task. We hypothesized that gamma-tACS applied to the left DLPFC would improve participants' performance on this task compared to theta-tACS and the sham condition. The analysis of results with ANOVA, contrary to what was expected, showed that the subjects in the gamma-tACS condition had a significantly lower performance than the sham condition. These results question the efficacy of tACS in improving episodic memory in young adults
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Traballo de Fin de Grao en Psicoloxía. Curso 2022-2023
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