Electrical stimulation of the cerebellum facilitates automatic but not controlled word retrieval.
Cerebellum
Cognitive control
Lexical-semantic retrieval
Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS)
Semantic memory
Verbal fluency
Journal
Brain structure & function
ISSN: 1863-2661
Titre abrégé: Brain Struct Funct
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101282001
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2023
Dec 2023
Historique:
received:
06
06
2023
accepted:
10
09
2023
medline:
1
11
2023
pubmed:
3
10
2023
entrez:
2
10
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Recent research has indicated that the cerebellum is engaged in language functions, yet the role of the cerebellum in lexical-semantic memory is poorly understood. In a double-blind randomized controlled experiment, we therefore targeted the cerebellum by transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to assess and compare the contribution of the cerebellar processing to automatic and controlled retrieval of words in healthy adults (n = 136). Anodal cerebellar tDCS facilitated retrieval of semantically related words in free-associative chains, which was not due to a non-specific acceleration of processing speed. The stimulation had no influence on controlled word retrieval that employed inhibition or switching. The effect of cathodal tDCS was opposite to the anodal stimulation, but statistically non-significant. Our data show that the cerebellum is engaged extracting associative information from the system of semantic representations, established and strengthened/automated by learning, and indicates a domain-general role of this structure in automation of behavior, cognition and language.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37783862
doi: 10.1007/s00429-023-02712-0
pii: 10.1007/s00429-023-02712-0
pmc: PMC10587269
doi:
Types de publication
Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Pagination
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Organisme : Agentúra na Podporu Výskumu a Vývoja
ID : APVV-19-0570
Organisme : Vedecká Grantová Agentúra MŠVVaŠ SR a SAV
ID : VEGA 2/0052/23
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