New Frontiers in Neurostimulation to Enhance Language Skills
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Developmental Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (4 November 2022) | Viewed by 6278
Special Issue Editors
Interests: psychology of thinking; cognitive enhancement; learning; rehabilitation
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Dear Colleagues,
The use of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) to modulate a broad range of cognitive processes and to ameliorate symptoms of several neuropsychiatric disorders is well established. While numerous empirical studies have investigated the effects of NIBS on neuromotor skills, executive functions, mood, and dysfunctional behaviours, few investigations have reported promising results on language and literacy skills. Hence, further empirical evidence is needed to confirm the potential of neurostimulation to be a successful approach to enhancing language skills. In a recent review, tDCS was found to selectively improve reading skills in poor readers and individuals with dyslexia, but not in typical readers, despite the used neurostimulation protocol.
This Special Issue aims to further our knowledge of the application of NIBS (e.g., tES, TMS) for the purpose of enhancing language and literacy skills. We aim to fuel the development of novel state-of-the-art NIBS protocols for interventions addressing language by exploring the variability in targeted cortical areas (electrode montages), number of sessions (single-session vs. multiple sessions), simultaneous application of behavioral interventions, and characteristics of the target population. We welcome empirical contributions on the effects of NIBS on language and/or literacy in both healthy and pathological populations (e.g., developmental dyslexia, acquired dyslexia, aphasia, language disorders) at any stage of the lifespan. We also welcome review and opinion articles that provide a detailed discussion of models or mechanisms that account for the effects of NIBS on language.
Prof. Dr. Alessandro Antonietti
Dr. Alice Cancer
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- NIBS
- tES
- TMS
- neurostimulation
- language
- reading
- writing
- intervention
- neuroenhancement
