Time course of corticospinal excitability and autonomic function interplay during and following monopolar tDCS

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue JUL, 2014, Pages

  Santarnecchi, Emiliano ^a,b   Feurra, Matteo ^a,b   Barneschi, Federico ^b   Acampa, Maurizio ^c   Bianco, Giovanni ^b   Cioncoloni, David ^a,b   Rossi, Alessandro ^a   Rossi, Simone ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neuromodulation; Safety; Transcranial direct current stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Vital parameters

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; SAFETY; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

EID: 84919666829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00086     Document Type: Article

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