Modulatory effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation on perception and pain thresholds in healthy volunteers

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1124-1130

  Boggio, P S ^b,c   Zaghi, S ^b   Lopes, M ^b   Fregni, F ^a,b  

^a Berenson Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MACKENZIE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain polarization; Chronic pain; Healthy subjects; Pain threshold; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 51349107452     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02270.x     Document Type: Article

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