Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation to Improve Language in Down Syndrome.

Participants in the active tDCS group (Anodal tDCS or Cathodal tDCS) will receive stimulation set at 1 mA (milliampere), with a duration of 20 minutes per session. The stimulation will be administered in five consecutive sessions per day, five days a week, for two weeks, totaling 10 sessions, while participants will also undergo logopedic treatment for 20 minutes. The training protocol will consist of 10 minutes of training in motor planning and programming abilities and 10 minutes of training on the lexical, morphosyntactic, and functional aspects of language and communication.

For the sham condition, the same electrode placement will be used as in the anodal tDCS condition, but the current will be applied for 30 s and will be ramped down without the participant's awareness. Stimulation intensity will be set at 1 mA; the duration of stimulation will be 20 min and will be held five consecutive daily session per week for two weeks, for a total of 10 sessions. During the tDCS sessions participant will sit in a comfortable chair and a language training will be administered