Practical Guide to Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Principles, Procedures and Applications

ISBN-13: 9783319959474 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 651 str.

Helena Knotkova; Michael A. Nitsche; Marom Bikson

Opis

This book provides a comprehensive overview on Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and the clinical applications of this promising technique.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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

Blurb

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.