Home-Based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Device Development: An Updated Protocol Used at Home in Healthy Subjects and Fibromyalgia Patients

• Published in: Journal of visualized experiments no. 137
• Main Authors: Carvalho, Fabiana, Brietzke, Aline Patrícia, Gasparin, Assunta, dos Santos, Franciele Pereira, Vercelino, Rafael, Ballester, Rafael Firmino, Sanches, Paulo Roberto Stefani, da Silva Jr, Danton Pereira, Torres, Iraci L. S., Fregni, Felipe, Caumo, Wolnei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States MyJove Corporation 14.07.2018
• Subjects: adverse effects; cerebral cortex; computer software; electrodes; Medicine; membrane potential; monitoring; neurons; pain; patients; physical therapy; travel

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) method, which modulates the membrane potential of neurons in the cerebral cortex by a low-intensity direct current. tDCS is a low-cost technique with minimal adverse effects and easy application. This neurostim...