Animal Studies in the Field of Transcranial Electric Stimulation
@inproceedings{Ling2016AnimalSI, title={Animal Studies in the Field of Transcranial Electric Stimulation}, author={Doris Ling and Asif Rahman and Mark Jackson and Marom Bikson}, year={2016} }
Dozens of animal studies of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) have provided insight into the cellular mechanism of stimulation. Biomarkers of tDCS/tACS responses at the neurophysiological, behavioral, and molecular levels provide a basis to design clinical interventions that engage specific targets. This chapter provides a broad introduction to methods and insights from animal models. Both tDCS and tACS are sub-threshold…
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