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This book provides a comprehensive overview on Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and the clinical applications of this promising technique. Separated into three parts, the book begins with basic principles, mechanisms and approaches of tDCS. This is followed by a step-by-step practicum, methodological considerations and ethics and professional conduct pertaining to this novel technique. Chapters are authored by renowned experts who also direct and plan tDCS educational events worldwide. Bridging the existing gap in instructional materials for tDCS while addressing growing interest in education in this field, professionals within a broad range of medical disciplines will find this text to be an invaluable guide.
List of contents
tDCS among technologies for low-intensity transcranial electrical stimulation.- Principles of tDCS.- Mechanisms of acute effects and after effects.- Current methods and approaches in tDCS.- tDCS modulation of neurophysiological functional outcomes.- Safety measures.- Methodological considerations for selection of tDCS approach, protocol and device.- Stimulation parameters and their interaction.- Role of computational modeling for dose determination.- Preparation, placement, methods for electrode-position determination.- Monitoring of physiological effects and functional outcomes.- tDCS integration with MRI, EEG, and fNIRS.- Methodological considerations for tDCS in clinical trials.- Specifics of home-based patient-delivered remotely-supervised tDCS.- tDCS ethics and professional conduct.- tDCS in psychiatry.- tDCS for functional enhancement and symptom control in neurodegenerative diseases.- tDCS in Post-stroke rehabilitation.- tDCS potential for pain management.- tDCS in aging.- tDCS in cognitive neuroscience.- Challenges, open questions and future direction in tDCS research and applications.
About the author
Helena Knotkova, PhD, PhilD
Director of Clinical Research and Analytics
MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care
Associate Professor
Department of Family and Social Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York, New York, USA
Michael A. Nitsche, MD
Scientific Director
Department of Psychology and Neurosciences
Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors
Dortmund, Germany
Marom Bikson, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
The City College of The City University of New York
New York, New York
Adam J. Woods, PhD
Assistant Professor and Assistant Director
Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory
McKnight Brain Institute
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
Department of Neuroscience
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Summary
This book provides a comprehensive overview on Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and the clinical applications of this promising technique. Separated into three parts, the book begins with basic principles, mechanisms and approaches of tDCS. This is followed by a step-by-step practicum, methodological considerations and ethics and professional conduct pertaining to this novel technique. Chapters are authored by renowned experts who also direct and plan tDCS educational events worldwide. Bridging the existing gap in instructional materials for tDCS while addressing growing interest in education in this field, professionals within a broad range of medical disciplines will find this text to be an invaluable guide.
