Treatment of depression with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): a review

MA Nitsche, PS Boggio, F Fregni… - Experimental neurology, 2009 - Elsevier
Major Depression Disorder (MDD) is usually accompanied by alterations of cortical activity
and excitability, especially in prefrontal areas. These are reflections of a dysfunction in a …

[HTML][HTML] Using non-invasive brain stimulation to augment motor training-induced plasticity

N Bolognini, A Pascual-Leone, F Fregni - Journal of neuroengineering and …, 2009 - Springer
Therapies for motor recovery after stroke or traumatic brain injury are still not satisfactory. To
date the best approach seems to be the intensive physical therapy. However the results are …

Noninvasive cortical stimulation enhances motor skill acquisition over multiple days through an effect on consolidation

J Reis, HM Schambra, LG Cohen… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Motor skills can take weeks to months to acquire and can diminish over time in the absence
of continued practice. Thus, strategies that enhance skill acquisition or retention are of great …

Polarity-sensitive modulation of cortical neurotransmitters by transcranial stimulation

CJ Stagg, JG Best, MC Stephenson… - Journal of …, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) modulates cortical excitability and is being
used for human studies more frequently. Here we probe the underlying neuronal …

Modulation of cerebellar excitability by polarity-specific noninvasive direct current stimulation

JM Galea, G Jayaram, L Ajagbe… - Journal of …, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
The cerebellum is a crucial structure involved in movement control and cognitive processing.
Noninvasive stimulation of the cerebellum results in neurophysiological and behavioral …

Safety limits of cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation in rats

D Liebetanz, R Koch, S Mayenfels, F König… - Clinical …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this rat study was to investigate the safety limits of extended
transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). tDCS may be of therapeutic value in several …

Enhancement of planning ability by transcranial direct current stimulation

CA Dockery, R Hueckel-Weng… - Journal of …, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
The functional neuroanatomy of executive function critically involves the dorsolateral
prefrontal cortex. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been established as a …

[HTML][HTML] Establishing safety limits for transcranial direct current stimulation

M Bikson, A Datta, M Elwassif - Clinical neurophysiology: official …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The recent resurgence in the use of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for
electrotherapy and human cognition studies was motivated by studies demonstrating lasting …

Serotonin affects transcranial direct current–induced neuroplasticity in humans

MA Nitsche, MF Kuo, R Karrasch, B Wächter… - Biological …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Modulation of the serotonergic system affects long-term potentiation (LTP)
and long-term depression (LTD), the likely neurophysiologic derivates of learning and …

Bidirectional alterations of interhemispheric parietal balance by non-invasive cortical stimulation

R Sparing, M Thimm, MD Hesse, J Küst, H Karbe… - Brain, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Transcranial direct current stimulation is a painless, non-invasive brain stimulation
technique that allows one to induce polarity-specific excitability changes in the human brain …