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| ISSN |
2220-3206 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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Psychology |
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Meta-Analysis |
| Article Title |
Effect of theta-transcranial alternating current stimulation on working memory performance among healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Invited Manuscript |
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Tian-Ya Hou, Xiao-Fei Mao and Rui-Ke Zhang |
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| Shanghai Municipal Health Commission’s Special Clinical Research Project for the Hygiene Industry |
20244Y0041 |
| Youth Initiation Fund of Naval Medical University |
2023QN028 |
| Youth Initiation Fund of Naval Medical University |
2023QN030 |
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| Corresponding Author |
Rui-Ke Zhang, Lecturer, Faculty of Psychology, Naval Medical University, No. 800 Xiangyin Raod, Shanghai 200433, China. zrk_2015@163.com |
| Key Words |
Working memory; Transcranial alternating current stimulation; Theta; Healthy adults; N-back; Delayed match-to-sample task |
| Core Tip |
In this meta-analysis, we evaluated theta-band transcranial alternating current stimulation for working memory enhancement in healthy adults. Although initial analyses showed moderate efficacy, correction for publication bias rendered effects nonsignificant. Notably, task-specific effects emerged, specifically showing significant improvement in n-back tasks vs null effects in delayed match-to-sample tasks. Key moderators of performance included stimulation frequency, concurrent status, task modality, and stimulation duration for n-back tasks and the target region for match-to-sample tasks. Although these findings primarily guide cognitive enhancement protocols for healthy individuals, they also provide mechanistic insights for potential clinical translation to populations with working memory deficits. |
| Publish Date |
2025-08-26 10:18 |
| Citation |
<p>Hou TY, Mao XF, Zhang RK. Effect of theta-transcranial alternating current stimulation on working memory performance among healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. <i>World J Psychiatry</i> 2025; 15(9): 107754</p> |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v15/i9/107754.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v15.i9.107754 |
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