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Physiological Basis of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Since the rediscovery of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) about 10 years ago, interest in tDCS has grown exponentially. A noninvasive stimulation technique that induces robust excitability changes within the stimulated cortex, tDCS is increasingly being used in proof-of-principle and stage IIa clinical trials in a wide range of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Alongside these clinical studies, detailed work has been performed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the observed effects. In this review, the authors bring together the results from these pharmacological, neurophysiological, and imaging studies to describe their current knowledge of the physiological effects of tDCS. In addition, the theoretical framework for how tDCS affects motor learning is proposed.

Source: The Neuroscientist

DOI: 10.1177/1073858410386614

Authors: Charlotte J. Stagg, Michael A. Nitsche

Institutions: John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, University of Göttingen

Language: English

Topic: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

Subfield: Neurology

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2114329358

FWCI: 34.16

Cites: 149

Cited by: 1,707

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