The Safety and Efficacy of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation in Development and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

• Main Author: Lindsay M. Oberman (auth)
• Other Authors: Peter G. Enticott (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; development; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Depression; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Pediatric Stroke; Safety; transcranial direct current stimulation; noninvasive brain stimulation; pediatric
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Noninvasive brain stimulation (including Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Transcranial Current Brain Stimulation (TCS)) can be used both experimentally and therapeutically. In the experimental domain TMS can be applied in single pulses to depolarize a small population of neurons in a targ...