Publisher Summary Achieving short-or even long-term neuroplastic functional modifications
of cortical networks through the modulation of activity and excitability of neuronal ensembles …

Direct current (DC) is very effective in modulating spontaneous neuronal firing. The history of
electrophysiology starts with the discovery of the biological effects of DC and as early as two …

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the human motor cortex results in polarity‐
specific shifts of cortical excitability during and after stimulation. Anodal tDCS enhances and …

Transcranially applied weak direct currents are capable of modulating motor cortical
excitability in the human. Anodal stimulation enhances excitability, cathodal stimulation …

Objective: To induce prolonged motor cortical excitability reductions by transcranial direct
current stimulation in the human. Methods: Cathodal direct current stimulation was applied …

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can modulate the excitability of the human
motor cortex, as revealed by the amplitude of the motor-evoked potentials (MEP). The aim of …

Publisher Summary This chapter presents an overview of transcranial direct current
stimulation (tDCS). To gain a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms of tDCS …

Small moving sensations, so-called moving phosphenes are perceived, when V5, a visual
area important for visual motion analysis, is stimulated by transcranial magnetic stimulation …

This study investigated the effect of short periods of simultaneous weak anodal direct current
(DC) stimulation and peripheral ulnar nerve (ES) stimulation on corticospinal excitability …

Publisher Summary Cortical excitability can be modulated by constant application of weak
electrical currents. Depending on direct current (DC) polarity, neuronal firing rates increase …