A finite element analysis of the effect of electrode area and inter-electrode distance on the spatial distribution of the current density in tDCS

Journal of Neural Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Faria, Paula ^a,b   Hallett, Mark ^c   Miranda, Pedro Cavaleiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC CURRENTS; BRAIN SURFACE; CEREBRO SPINAL FLUIDS; CURRENT DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRODE AREAS; ELECTRODE SIZE; MAXIMUM CURRENT DENSITY; NEURAL MODULATION; REFERENCE POINTS; SPHERICAL HEAD MODELS; TRANSCRANIAL;

ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CURRENT DENSITY;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CALCULATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CURRENT DENSITY; DENSITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; ELECTRODE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SKULL; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL;

EID: 81855221514     PISSN: 17412560     EISSN: 17412552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/8/6/066017     Document Type: Article

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