Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS): from basic mechanisms towards first applications in psychiatry

Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is a unique form of non-invasive brain stimulation. Sinusoidal alternating electric currents are delivered to the scalp to affect mostly cortical neurons. tACS is supposed to modulate brain function and, in turn, cognitive processes by entraining b...

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Published in:	European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience Vol. 271; no. 1; pp. 135 - 156
Main Authors:	Elyamany, Osama, Leicht, Gregor, Herrmann, Christoph S., Mulert, Christoph
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2021 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adverse events Brain - cytology Brain - physiology Clinical trials Cognitive ability Electric currents Humans Invited Review Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mental disorders Nervous system Neuronal Plasticity Neurons - physiology Neurosciences Oscillations Psychiatry Psychiatry - methods Scalp Synaptic plasticity Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Schizophrenia Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) OCD Depression Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) Psychiatry
ISSN:	0940-1334, 1433-8491, 1433-8491
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