Bifrontal and bioccipital transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) does not induce mood changes in healthy volunteers: A placebo controlled study

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 454-461

  Plazier, Mark ^a   Joos, Kathleen ^a   Vanneste, Sven ^a   Ost, Jan ^a   De Ridder, Dirk ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

bifrontal; bioccipital; healthy subjects; mood changes; tDCS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCIPITAL LOBE;

EID: 84867582810     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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