Transcranial current brain stimulation (tCS): Models and technologies

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 333-345

  Ruffini, Giulio ^a   Wendling, Fabrice ^c,d   Merlet, Isabelle ^c,d   Molaee Ardekani, Behnam ^c,d   Mekonnen, Abeye ^e   Salvador, Ricardo ^e   Soria Frisch, Aureli ^a   Grau, Carles ^a,b   Dunne, Stephen ^a   Miranda, Pedro C ^e,f  

^a Starlab   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^f Neuroelectrics Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain stimulation; electrical stimulation; transcranial alternating current (tACS); transcranial current stimulation (tCS); transcranial direct current (tDCS); transcranial random noise current stimulation (tRNS)

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING CURRENT; BRAIN STIMULATION; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; RANDOM NOISE; TRANSCRANIAL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS;

BRAIN MODELS;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURONS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84877864319     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2012.2200046     Document Type: Article

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