Improving emotional prosody detection in the attending ear by cathodal tDCS suppression of the competing channel

► Currently it is assumed that cathodal tDCS degrades cognitive performance. ► We presented auditory emotional targets in a dichotic listening paradigm. ► Cathodal but not anodal stimulation of the right IFG improved prosody comprehension. ► Cathodal stimulation in competitive situations can act like a noise filter.