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Could tDCS Be a Potential Performance-Enhancing Tool for Acute Neurocognitive Modulation in eSports? A Perspective Review

dc.contributor.authorMachado, Sergio
dc.contributor.authorTravassos, Bruno
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Diogo S.
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Filipe
dc.contributor.authorCid, Luis
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Diogo
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-01T15:54:31Z
dc.date.available2021-04-01T15:54:31Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-01
dc.description.abstractCompetitive sports involve physical and cognitive skills. In traditional sports, there is a greater dependence on the development and performance of both motor and cognitive skills, unlike electronic sports (eSports), which depend much more on neurocognitive skills for success. However, little is known about neurocognitive functions and effective strategies designed to develop and optimize neurocognitive performance in eSports athletes. One such strategy is transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), characterized as a weak electric current applied on the scalp to induce prolonged changes in cortical excitability. Therefore, our objective is to propose anodal (a)-tDCS as a performance-enhancing tool for neurocognitive functions in eSports. In this manuscript, we discussed the neurocognitive processes that underlie exceptionally skilled performances in eSports and how tDCS could be used for acute modulation of these processes in eSports. Based on the results from tDCS studies in healthy people, professional athletes, and video game players, it seems that tDCS is applied over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) as a potential performance-enhancing tool for neurocognition in eSports.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph18073678pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/5633
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectDorsolateral prefrontal cortexpt_PT
dc.subjecteAthletespt_PT
dc.subjecteSportspt_PT
dc.subjectTranscranial direct current stimulationpt_PT
dc.titleCould tDCS Be a Potential Performance-Enhancing Tool for Acute Neurocognitive Modulation in eSports? A Perspective Reviewpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage9pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue7pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume18pt_PT
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person.familyNameMonteiro
person.givenNameLuis
person.givenNameDiogo
person.identifierF-1202-2015
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