Understanding the nonlinear physiological and behavioral effects of tDCS through computational neurostimulation

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 222, Issue , 2015, Pages 75-103

  Bonaiuto, James J ^a   Bestmann, Sven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biophysical model; Neural attractor model; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BEHAVIOR; FIRING RATE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; ANIMAL; BIOPHYSICS; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

EID: 84938149745     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: 18757855     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2015.06.013     Document Type: Chapter

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