Enhancing Attention in Elderly Using a Brain-Computer-Interface

Inclusion criteria

Younger adults:

• Good general health.
• Normal or corrected vision.
• no history of neurological/psychiatric disease
• ability to read and understand English
• ability to understand information and ability to give a free and informed consent

Older adults:

• Normal or corrected vision.
• Self-reports no current diagnosis of dementia.
• Ability to provide written/electronic, informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Younger Adults:

• Neurological or psychiatric diseases that could be contraindicated for tACS (e.g., personal history of epilepsy/seizure brain damage, history of fainting, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, current substance use disorder, etc.).
• Medications that elevate seizure threshold (e.g., stimulant medication, high dose bupropion).
• Factors hindering EEG acquisition and tACS delivery (e.g., skin infection, wounds, dermatitis, inability to access the scalp of the participant).

Older Adults:

• Neurological or psychiatric diseases that could be contraindicated for tACS (e.g., personal history of epilepsy/seizure brain damage, pacemakers, history of fainting, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, current substance use disorder, etc.).
• Medications that elevate seizure threshold (e.g., stimulant medication, high dose bupropion).
• Factors hindering EEG acquisition and tACS delivery (e.g., skin infection, wounds, dermatitis, inability to access the scalp of the participant).
• Diagnosis of dementia.
• Do not have the capacity to provide informed consent.