Main description:

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.

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, (including adverse events monitoring)

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