Daniel has research experience in brain plasticity, judgement and decision-making, memory, executive functions (e.g., inhibition, updating), individual differences (e.g., healthy ageing), visual cognition, neuropsychology and applied psychology.

There are two key areas to Daniel's research: (i) neuromodulation and (ii) judgement and decision-making (with other higher order functions). In his neuromodulation work Daniel has examined and continues to examine the neural substrates of high order functioning in the human brain through the use of tDCS, tRNS, TACS, and TMS. He also has an interest in the application of behavioural economics, judgement and decision-making (e.g., heuristics and biases), and nudging to aid and improve real-world decision-making (e.g., in finance and politics). 

Daniel is an advocate of Science Diplomacy, Open Science and Citizen Science.

Key Publications

Cognitive Neuromodulation

Edgcumbe, D. R., Thoma, V., Rivolta, D., Nitsche, M. A., & Fu, C. H. Y. (2019). Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation over the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex enhances reflective judgment and decision-making. Brain Stimulation, 12(3), 652-658, DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.003

Edgcumbe, D. R., Rivolta, D., Nitsche, M. A., & Thoma, V. (2024). Single session and repeated anodal transcranial direct current stimulation over the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex increases reflective thinking but not working memory updating performance. Heliyon, 10. e36078. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36078

Clinical Neuromodulation

Mutz, J., Edgcumbe, D.R., Brunoni, A.R. & Fu, C.H.Y. (2018). Efficacy and acceptability of non-invasive brain stimulation for the treatment of adult unipolar and bipolar depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised sham-controlled trials. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 92, 291-303, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.05.015.

Cognitive Psychology

Edgcumbe, D.R. (2021) Age Differences in Open-Mindedness: From 18 to 87-Years of Age, Experimental Aging Research, DOI: 10.1080/0361073X.2021.1923330