What is tDCS?

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a portable, wearable brain stimulation technique that delivers a low electric current through one or more electrodes placed on the scalp.

 

The use of tDCS across over 33,200 sessions with human participants, including those from vulnerable populations, has been shown to be safe (Bikson et al., 2016). Previous research with tDCS has demonstrated improvements in a variety of cognitive domains for both healthy adults and for those with clinical disorders (Dayan et al., 2013; Manente et al., 2009).

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References

 

Bikson, M., Grossman, P., Thomas, C., Zannou, A. L., Jiang, J., Adnan, T., Mourdoukoutas, A. P., Kronberg, G., Truong, D., Boggio, P., Brunoni, A. R., Charvet, L., Fregni, F., Fritsch, B., Gillick, B., Hamilton, R. H., Hampstead, B. M., Jankord, R., Kirton, A., … Woods, A. J. (2016). Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Evidence Based Update 2016. Brain Stimulation, 9(5), 641–661.

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Dayan, E., Censor, N., Buch, E. R., Sandrini, M., & Cohen, L. G. (2013). Noninvasive brain stimulation: from physiology to network dynamics and back. Nature Publishing Group, 16(7), 838–844. https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.3422

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Manente, C. J., Maraventano, J. C., LaRue, R. H., Delmolino, L., & Sloan, D. (2009). Effective behavioral intervention for adults on the autism spectrum: Best practices in functional assessment and treatment development. The Behavior Analyst Today, 11(1), 36–49.