%0 Journal Article
%T Effect of Anodal and Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on DLPFC on Modulation of Inhibitory Control in ADHD
%A Hamed Ekhtiari
%A Vahid Nejati
%A Zahra Soltaninejad
%J Journal of Attention Disorders
%@ 1557-1246
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1087054715618792
%X Objective: The purpose of this study was to improve the inhibitory control functions through transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in adolescents with ADHD symptoms. Method: Twenty high school students with ADHD symptoms participated in this single-blinded, crossover, sham-controlled study. All the participants were tested during the application of Stroop and Go/No-Go tasks that is used to measure inhibitory control, using 1.5 mA of tDCS for 15 min over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). Results: Anodal stimulation on left DLPFC had no effect on interference inhibition during the Stroop task and increased the proportion of correct responses in the ˇ°Go stageˇ± of the Go/No-Go test compared with sham condition. Cathodal stimulation on the left DLPFC increased the inhibition accuracy in the inhibition stage during Go/No-Go task in comparison with sham. Conclusion: tDCS over the left DLPFC of adolescents who suffer from ADHD symptoms can improve inhibitory control in prepotent response inhibition
%K transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
%K inhibitory control
%K attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder
%K ADHD impairment
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1087054715618792