Transcranial direct current stimulation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during encoding improves recall but not recognition memory

Eric D. Leshikar; Ryan C. Leach; Matthew P. McCurdy; Michael C. Trumbo; Allison M. Sklenar; Andrea N. Frankenstein; Laura E. Matzen

doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.10.022

Transcranial direct current stimulation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during encoding improves recall but not recognition memory

Eric D. Leshikar, Ryan C. Leach, Matthew P. McCurdy, Michael C. Trumbo, Allison M. Sklenar, Andrea N. Frankenstein, Laura E. Matzen

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Original language	American English
Journal	Neuropsychologia
Volume	106
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.10.022
State	Published - Jan 11 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Developmental Psychology
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology

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Transcranial direct current stimulation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during encoding improves recall but not recognition memory

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