Studying and modifying brain function with non-invasive brain stimulation

R Polanía, MA Nitsche, CC Ruff - Nature neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
In the past three decades, our understanding of brain–behavior relationships has been
significantly shaped by research using non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques …

Transcranial electrical stimulation: what we know and do not know about mechanisms

A Fertonani, C Miniussi - The Neuroscientist, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent years, there has been remarkable progress in the understanding and practical use
of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) techniques. Nevertheless, to date, this …

Effects of tDCS on motor learning and memory formation: a consensus and critical position paper

ER Buch, E Santarnecchi, A Antal, J Born… - Clinical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Motor skills are required for activities of daily living. Transcranial direct current stimulation
(tDCS) applied in association with motor skill learning has been investigated as a tool for …

Inter-individual variability in tDCS effects: a narrative review on the contribution of stable, variable, and contextual factors

A Vergallito, S Feroldi, A Pisoni, LJ Romero Lauro - Brain sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to its safety, portability, and cheapness, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
use largely increased in research and clinical settings. Despite tDCS's wide application …

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for improving activities of daily living, and physical and cognitive functioning, in people after stroke

B Elsner, J Kugler, M Pohl… - Cochrane Database of …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Functional
impairment, resulting in poor performance in activities of daily living (ADL) among stroke …

Sham tDCS: A hidden source of variability? Reflections for further blinded, controlled trials

C Fonteneau, M Mondino, M Arns, C Baeken, M Bikson… - Brain stimulation, 2019 - Elsevier
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique
increasingly used to modulate neural activity in the living brain. In order to establish the …

Mechanisms and effects of transcranial direct current stimulation

J Giordano, M Bikson, ES Kappenman… - Dose …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The US Air Force Office of Scientific Research convened a meeting of researchers in the
fields of neuroscience, psychology, engineering, and medicine to discuss most pressing …

Transcranial direct current stimulation facilitates associative learning and alters functional connectivity in the primate brain

MR Krause, TP Zanos, BA Csorba, PK Pilly, J Choe… - Current Biology, 2017 - cell.com
There has been growing interest in transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a non-
invasive technique purported to modulate neural activity via weak, externally applied electric …

Using transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) to understand cognitive processing

RMG Reinhart, JD Cosman, K Fukuda… - Attention, Perception, & …, 2017 - Springer
Noninvasive brain stimulation methods are becoming increasingly common tools in the kit of
the cognitive scientist. In particular, transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) is showing …

Targeting the cerebellum by noninvasive neurostimulation: a review

K van Dun, F Bodranghien, M Manto, P Mariën - The Cerebellum, 2017 - Springer
Transcranial magnetic and electric stimulation of the brain are novel and highly promising
techniques currently employed in both research and clinical practice. Improving or …