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Transcranial direct-current stimulation, tDCS in short, is a neoromodulatory technique in which a small and constant direct current is delivered through the skull in order to inhibit or excite neurons in the brain. tDCS may help patients suffering from strong depression and it may also relieve pain, help patients with neurodegenerative diseases, or enhance human cognition.<ref>BRUNONI, Andre Russowsky, et al. Clinical research with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): challenges and future directions. ''Brain stimulation,'' 2012, 5.3: 175-195.</ref>
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Transcranial direct-current stimulation, tDCS in short, is a neoromodulatory technique in which a small and constant direct current is delivered through the skull in order to inhibit or excite neurons in the brain. tDCS may help patients suffering from strong depression and it may also relieve pain, help patients with neurodegenerative diseases, or enhance human cognition.<ref name="brunoni">BRUNONI, Andre Russowsky, et al. Clinical research with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): challenges and future directions. ''Brain stimulation,'' 2012, 5.3: 175-195.</ref>
  
 
== Main characteristics ==
 
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The tDCS is done by putting two electrodes on the scalp and running weak direct current between them so the current passes through the brain. Different areas of the brain can be affected based on the position of the electrodes. Depending on whether the stimulation is anodal or cathodal, the neuronal resting membrane potential is either depolarized or hyperpolarized respectively. Because the neurotransmitters are polar,
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<ref>ANTAL, A.; PAULUS, W.; NITSCHE, M. A. Principle and mechanisms of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS). ''J PAIN SYMPTOM MANAG'', 2009, 2: 249-258.</ref>
  
 
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Transcranial direct-current stimulation, tDCS in short, is a neoromodulatory technique in which a small and constant direct current is delivered through the skull in order to inhibit or excite neurons in the brain. tDCS may help patients suffering from strong depression and it may also relieve pain, help patients with neurodegenerative diseases, or enhance human cognition.[1]

Main characteristics

The tDCS is done by putting two electrodes on the scalp and running weak direct current between them so the current passes through the brain. Different areas of the brain can be affected based on the position of the electrodes. Depending on whether the stimulation is anodal or cathodal, the neuronal resting membrane potential is either depolarized or hyperpolarized respectively. Because the neurotransmitters are polar,

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References

  1. BRUNONI, Andre Russowsky, et al. Clinical research with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): challenges and future directions. Brain stimulation, 2012, 5.3: 175-195.
  2. ANTAL, A.; PAULUS, W.; NITSCHE, M. A. Principle and mechanisms of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS). J PAIN SYMPTOM MANAG, 2009, 2: 249-258.