RT Journal Article
T1 Effects of tDCS applied over the left IFG and pSTG language areas on verb recognition task performance
A1 Rivera Urbina, Guadalupe Nathzidy
A1 Martínez Castañeda, María Franshely
A1 Núñez Gómez, Ana María
A1 Molero Chamizo, Andrés
A1 Nitsche, Michael A.
A1 Alameda Bailén, José Ramón
AB Knowledge about the relevance of the left inferior frontal gyrus (lIFG) and the left posterior superior temporal gyrus (lpSTG) in visual recognition of word categories is limited at present. tDCS is a non-invasive brain stimulation method that alters cortical activity and excitability, and thus might be a useful tool for delineating the specific impact of both areas on word recognition. The objective of this study was to explore whether the visual recognition process of verb categories is improved by a single tDCS session. lIFG and lpSTG areas were separately modulated by anodal tDCS to evaluate its effects on verbal recognition. Compared to sham stimulation, motor reaction times (RTs) were reduced after anodal tDCS over the lpSTG, and this effect was independent of the performing hand (right/left). These findings suggest that this region is involved in visual word recognition independently from the performing hand.
PB Wiley
SN 0048-5772
SN 1469-8986 (electrónico)
YR 2022
FD 2022-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23172
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23172
LA eng
NO Rivera‐Urbina, G. N., Martínez‐Castañeda, M. F., Núñez‐Gómez, A. M., Molero‐Chamizo, A., Nitsche, M. A., & Alameda‐Bailén, J. R. (2022). Effects of tDCS applied over the left IFG and pSTG language areas on verb recognition task performance. In Psychophysiology (Vol. 59, Issue 12). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14134
NO Michael A. Nitsche receives support by the EC Horizon 2020 Program, FET Grant, 686764-LUMINOUS, grants from the German Ministry of Research and Education (GCBS grant 01EE1403C, TRAINSTIM grant 01GQ1424E), and is member of the scientific advisory boards of Neuroelectrics, and NeuroDevice. The other authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026