Is Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Effective for Cognitive Dysfunction in Substance Use Disorders? A Systematic Review
Brain Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(8), P. 754 - 754
Published: July 27, 2024
Patients
with
substance
use
disorders
(SUDs)
often
suffer
from
cognitive
dysfunction
(CD),
affecting
their
quality
of
life
and
daily
functioning.
Current
treatments,
including
pharmacotherapy
psychotherapy,
have
limited
efficacy
notable
side
effects.
Transcranial
direct
current
stimulation
(tDCS),
a
non-invasive
technique
that
modulates
cortical
activity,
shows
promise
in
improving
function
minimal
effects
low
cost,
could
potentially
serve
as
valuable
adjunct
to
existing
therapies.
This
systematic
review
aims
evaluate
the
literature
on
effectiveness
tDCS
for
CD
SUD
patients
inform
clinical
practice
future
research.
Following
PRISMA
guidelines,
includes
studies
used
SUD-related
CD.
The
criteria
inclusion
encompassed
participants
aged
18
older
diagnosis
SUD,
(either
conventional
or
high-definition),
control
groups
receiving
sham
no
intervention,
outcome
measures
substance-related
using
validated
tools.
Databases
searched
were
Ovid
MEDLINE,
PubMed,
Web
Science,
Embase,
Scopus,
PsycINFO,
specific
keywords.
Twenty-two
met
criteria,
suggesting
can
improve
functions
patients,
though
results
varied.
Effectiveness
may
depend
brain
area
targeted,
parameters,
task
requirements,
individual
differences.
potential
treating
CD,
but
further
research
is
needed
optimize
protocols
address
study
variability.
Future
should
functional
magnetic
resonance
imaging
explore
mechanisms
by
which
improves
SUDs
focus
larger,
long-term
trials
confirm
refine
treatment
parameters.
Language: Английский
The auditory stimulus facilitates memory guidance in distractor suppression in males with substance use disorder
Biye Cai,
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Jinjin Wang,
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Hanbin Sang
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et al.
Frontiers in Psychology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: July 3, 2024
Introduction
Representations
in
working
memory
can
affect
distractor
suppression
human
visual
search,
and
this
process
is
modulated
by
a
separate
top-down
cognitive
control.
An
increasing
body
of
research
has
demonstrated
that
patients
with
substance
use
disorder
(SUD)
have
deficits
control
over
filtering
interference
perceptual
distractors.
However,
their
ability
to
resist
proactive
from
received
comparatively
less
attention.
Methods
Here,
we
investigate
issue
employing
memory/visual
search
dual-task
paradigm.
intervening
gap-location
task
was
instructed
be
performed
while
participants
memorized
written
color
word,
congruent
auditory
information
present
during
the
encoding
phase
on
half
trials.
Results
showed
there
reliable
response
time
(RT)
advantage
when
meaning
sample
agreed
one
distractors
under
alone
condition.
such
result
only
found
group.
More
importantly,
both
groups
exhibited
comparable
facilitation
audiovisual
condition,
effect
appearing
later
SUD
Furthermore,
superior
magnitude
course
condition
Discussion
These
findings
highlight
how
at
level
extend
our
understanding
memory,
selective
attention,
enhancement
interact
optimize
decisions
SUD.
Language: Английский