Transcranial direct current stimulation of the prefrontal cortex reduces cue-reactivity in alcohol-dependent patients

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 123, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1173-1178

  Wietschorke, Katharina ^a   Lippold, Julian ^a   Jacob, Christian ^a   Polak, Thomas ^a   Herrmann, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Craving; Emotional startle; Non invasive brain stimulation; tDCS

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRAVING; DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARTLE REFLEX; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CRAVING; CUES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84962028726     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-016-1541-6     Document Type: Article

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