Author/Authors :
rostami, Maryam amirkabir university of technology, تهران, ايران , rostami, Maryam Institute for Cognitive Science Studies - Translational Neuroscience Program, ايران , golesorkhi, Mehrshad tehran university of medical sciences tums - Research Center for Molecular and Cellular Imaging, تهران, ايران , golesorkhi, Mehrshad university of tehran - School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, تهران, ايران , golesorkhi, Mehrshad Institute for Cognitive Science Studies - Translational Neuroscience Program, ايران , ekhtiari, Hamed Institute for Cognitive Sciences Studies - Translational Neuroscience Program, ايران , ekhtiari, Hamed tehran university of medical sciences tums, تهران, ايران
Abstract :
Transcranial current stimulation (TCS) is a neuromodulation method in which the patient is exposed to a mild electric current (direct or alternating) at 1-2 mA, resulting in an increase or a decrease in the brain excitability. This modification in neural activities can be used as a method for functional human brain mapping with causal inferences. This method might also facilitate the treatments of many neuropsychiatric disorders based on its inexpensive, simple, safe, noninvasive, painless, semi-focal excitatory and inhibitory effects. Given this, a comparison amongst different brain stimulation modalities has been made to determine the potential advantages of the TCS method. In addition, considerable methodological details on using TCS in basic and clinical neuroscience studies in human subjects have been introduced. Technical characteristics of TCS devices and their related accessories with regard to safety concerns have also been well articulated. Finally, some TCS application opportunities have been emphasized, including its potential use in the near future.
Keywords :
Non Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) , Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) , Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) , Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES)
