Title :
Outside Access: Advances in tDCS could provide a mainstream clinical tool for noninvasive neuromodulation.
Author :
Caytak, Herschel ; Shapiro, Daniel ; Borisenko, Alexey ; Bolic, Miodrag
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
A treatment for depression, chronic pain, cravings, and more?this is the emerging field of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). In tDCS, transcranial means through the skull, and direct current is a weak stimulation current delivered to the brain using noninvasive electrodes placed on the scalp [Figure 1(a)].
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; brain; neurophysiology; patient treatment; brain; chronic pain; clinical tool; cravings; depression; noninvasive electrodes; noninvasive neuromodulation; patient treatment; tDCS; transcranial direct current stimulation; Brain models; Current density; Depression; Electric potential; Electrodes; Neurons; Neuroscience; Pain;
Journal_Title :
Pulse, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPUL.2014.2386551
