Modeling the current density generated by transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS)

Transcutaneous Spinal Direct Current Stimulation

In the past 10 years renewed interest has centered on non-invasive transcutaneous weak direct currents applied over the scalp to modulate cortical excitability ("brain polarization" or transcranial direct current stimulation, tDCS). Extensive literature shows that tDCS induces marked changes in cortical excitability that outlast stimulation. Aiming at developing a new, non-invasive, approach to...

Informing dose design by modeling transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation.

See Article, pages xxx–xxx Computational modeling of neuromodulation by electrical stimulation is necessary to inform clinical trial design and to describe the underlying mechanism of action These models characterize the relationship between stimulation dose (the parameters controlled by the operator; Peterchev et al., 2012) and the resulting current flow and neuromodulation in order to advise ...

Transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation modulates human corticospinal system excitability.

This study aimed to assess the effects of thoracic anodal and cathodal transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) on upper and lower limb corticospinal excitability. Although there have been studies assessing how thoracic tsDCS influences the spinal ascending tract and reflexes, none has assessed the effects of this technique over upper and lower limb corticomotor neuronal connect...

Induction of Neuroplasticity by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

W6: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Workshop

It is an Intensive 1-day course for introducing utilizing transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in an applied format. This technique is a noninvasive brain stimulation that uses direct electrical currents over the head to stimulate specific parts of the brain which modulates neuronal activity. It has strong potentiality in the field of medical and neuroscientific research. Anodal stimu...