The frontiers of clinical research on transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in Neuropsychiatry

• Main Author: Paulo S. Boggio (auth)
• Other Authors: Felipe Fregni (auth), Roberta Ferrucci (auth), Andre R. Brunoni (auth), Alberto Priori (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Medicine; Stroke; working memory; Computational models; Tinnitus; Neuropsychology; non-invasive brain stimulation; Transcranial electrical stimulation; Chronic Pain; Major Depressive Disorder
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation intervention that induces changes in cortical activity and excitability according to the parameters of stimulation. TDCS effects have been reported since the 1800s with the development of the galvanic cell, although m...