Comparing cortical plasticity induced by conventional and high-definition 4 × 1 ring tDCS: A neurophysiological study

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 644-648

  Kuo, Hsiao I ^a   Bikson, Marom ^b   Datta, Abhishek ^b   Minhas, Preet ^b   Paulus, Walter ^a   Kuo, Min Fang ^a   Nitsche, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b City University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

High definition tDCS; Human; Motor cortex; Plasticity; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; POLARIZATION; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HIGH DEFINITION TDCS; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; PLASTICITY; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS;

EID: 84879977432     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2012.09.010     Document Type: Article

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