ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2017
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS): A Beginner's Guide for Design and Implementation.
Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 7 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 252 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Impact of Concurrent Brain Stimulation and Working Memory Training on Cognitive Performance in Acquired Brain Injury
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Assessment of Efficacy and Safety of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) in Pediatric and Teenage Patients With Major Depressive Disorder During COVID-19 Pandemics
Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Inflammatory Biomarkers in Chronic Schizophrenia: A Randomised Double-Blind Controlled Trial.
Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on the Voice
Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Functionality and Pain in Individuals With Patellar Tendinopathy: Randomized Clinical Trial
Spaced Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Home-Based Feasibility and Safety Study
Who cites it
252 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of transcranial electrical stimulation on face identification and related perceptual processes: a systematic review.Psychological research · 2026Pooled it
- Neuromodulation of the central nervous system for facial pain.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on patients with depressive disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- The Effect of Single-Session Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Cerebral Blood Flow: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Brain topography · 2025Pooled it
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in psychiatric disorders in early childhood (aged under 10 years): a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of Electrical Stimulation on Mental Stress, Depression, and Anxiety: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Enhancing functional motor outcomes in chronic stroke: A systematic review of the growing role of non-invasive brain stimulation.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical, neurophysiological and neurochemical effects of non-invasive electrical brain stimulation in fibromyalgia syndrome-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of non-invasive brain stimulation combined with cognitive training on cognitive functions in older people with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Interpersonal neural synchrony and mental disorders: unlocking potential pathways for clinical interventions.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on cognitive function for mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Pooled it
- The Comparative Efficacy of Treatments for Children and Young Adults with Internet Addiction/Internet Gaming Disorder: An Updated Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Cerebellar stimulation in schizophrenia: A systematic review of the evidence and an overview of the methods.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Transcranial current stimulation in epilepsy: A systematic review of the fundamental and clinical aspects.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- Increased brain glucose metabolism after anodal left DLPFC-right shoulder tDCS in ASD: an open-label pilot F-18 FDG PET/CT study.BMC psychiatry · 2026Trial
- Feasibility randomized controlled trial of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to reduce falls in Parkinson's disease.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- Transcranial Direct Current Electric Stimulation Combined with Physical Exercise in Patients with Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: Randomized Clinical Trial.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Trial
- Disgust-reduction evaluative conditioning (DREC) and tDCS in contamination-based OCD: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2026Trial
- Preventing slowing down of alpha rhythms in stroke patients through modulation of cortical excitatory-inhibitory balance: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- Transcranial direct current stimulation is safe and feasible in hyperacute ischemic stroke (DICAST-SF trial).Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026Trial
192 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a popular brain stimulation method that is used to modulate cortical excitability, producing facilitatory or inhibitory effects upon a variety of behaviors. There is, however, a current lack of consensus between studies, with many results suggesting that polarity-specific effects are difficult to obtain. This article explores some of these differences and highlights the experimental parameters that may underlie their occurrence. We provide a general, practical snapshot of tDCS methodology, including what it is used for, how to use it, and considerations for designing an effective and safe experiment. Our aim is to equip researchers who are new to tDCS with the essential knowledge so that they can make informed and well-rounded decisions when designing and running successful experiments. By summarizing the varied approaches, stimulation parameters, and outcomes, this article should help inform future tDCS research in a variety of fields.
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