• Can accelerated transcranial direct current stimulation improve memory functions? An experimental, placebo-controlled study 

      Bystad, Martin; Storø, Benedicte Haug; Gundersen, Nina; Larsen Wiik, Ida Karine; Nordvang, Lene; Grønli, Ole; Rasmussen, Ingrid Daae; Aslaksen, Per M. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-01)
      The aim of this study was to investigate whether transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) could improve verbal memory functions in healthy old and younger participants. We hypothesized that active tDCS led to significantly improved memory function, compared to placebo tDCS. Forty healthy participants (20 old and 20 younger participants) were included in the study. We applied a novel stimulation ...
    • A four-month home-based tDCS study on patients with Alzheimer’s disease 

      Grønli, Ole Kristian; Rasmussen, Ingrid Daae; Aslaksen, Per M; Bystad, Martin Kragnes (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-19)
      In the present open-label study, our first aim was to study the tolerability and feasibility of long-term treatment with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and the second aim was to measure whether the treatment led to cognitive improvement. Participants with AD used a tDCS home-treatment kit inducing a low current (2 mA) via two scalp electrodes 30 minutes daily for 4 months. A total ...
    • High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Improves Delayed Memory in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients: A Pilot Study Using Computational Modeling to Optimize Electrode Position 

      Rasmussen, Ingrid Daae; Boayue, Nya Mehnwolo; Mittner, Matthias; Bystad, Martin Kragnes; Grønli, Ole Kristian; Vangberg, Torgil Riise; Csifcsak, Gabor; Aslaksen, Per M. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-14)
      Background: The optimal stimulation parameters when using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to improve memory performance in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are lacking. In healthy individuals, inter-individual differences in brain anatomy significantly influence current distribution during tDCS, an effect that might be aggravated by variations in cortical atrophy in AD ...
    • Results from an RCT on brief parent training: Long term effects on parental quality of life 

      Reedtz, Charlotte; Klest, Sihu; Aalo, Nora Mortensen; Rasmussen, Ingrid Daae; Vittersø, Joar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-18)
      <i>Background</i>: Previous research has shown that quality of life for adults decreases when they become parents, remains at a lower level than of non-parents and declines further with each child they have. Consistent with this, parents report that having children leads to more daily struggles and concerns than their work outside the home. In this study, we have investigated how participating in a ...
    • Tracking the current in the Alzheimer's brain - Systematic differences between patients and healthy controls in the electric field induced by tDCS 

      Rasmussen, Ingrid Daae; Mittner, Matthias Bodo; Boayue, Nya Mehnwolo; Csifcsák, Gábor; Aslaksen, Per M (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-26)
      Background: Several studies on patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have used transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to enhance neural excitability in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (lDLPFC). Interindividual differences in brain anatomy in AD patients pose a challenge to efficiently target the lDLPFC using scalpbased coordinates, calling for new and more precise tDCS protocols. ...
    • Transcranial direct current stimulation as a memory enhancer in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial 

      Bystad, Martin Kragnes; Grønli, Ole Kristian; Rasmussen, Ingrid Daae; Gundersen, Nina; Nordvang, Lene; Wang-Iversen, Henrik A.S.; Aslaksen, Per M. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-03-23)
      <p><i>Background:</i> The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on verbal memory function in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. <p><i>Methods:</i> We conducted a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial in which tDCS was applied in six 30-minute sessions for 10 days. tDCS was delivered to the left temporal cortex with 2-mA intensity. ...