Evaluation of the current density in the brainstem during transcranial direct current stimulation with extra-cephalic reference electrode

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1039-1040

  Parazzini, M ^a   Rossi, E ^b   Rossi, L ^c   Priori, A ^b,d   Ravazzani, P ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Newronika srl   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDUCTOR; DENSITY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCALP; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

ADULT; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL;

EID: 84876111830     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2012.09.021     Document Type: Letter

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