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NYU Langone Health
Thirty (30) individuals status post TBI with complaints of emotional dysfunction 6 months post-brain injury and Fifteen (15) healthy controls will participate in the study. The experimental group will receive active tDCS for 20 minutes and computerized cognitive training twice a week for 30-45 minutes for 6 weeks as described below. The control group will receive sham-tDCS 20 minutes and computerized cognitive training for 30-45 minutes twice a week for 6 weeks (12 training sessions). The sham group will not receive real tDCS after completion of the study.
Age
18–85
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Brain Injury at least 6 months prior
Family or self-identification of cognitive or emotional difficulties
Unchanged and stabilized medical treatment in the three weeks prior to the screening
You may not be if
Any social or medical problem that precludes completion of the protocol.
Presence of focal motor deficits in the upper extremities.
Comorbid psychiatric disease such as schizophrenia, or active substance abusers (except nicotine).
History of craniectomy, active infection, or seizure activity beyond 1 week post-TBI.
Complicating medical problems such as uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes with signs of neuropathy, and previous neurological illness such as head trauma, prior stroke, epilepsy or demyelinating disease, implanted neuromodulatory or electronic device, metal in head
Pregnancy
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