ReviewFrontiers in human neuroscience2021
Effects of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation and Neurofeedback on Alpha (EEG) Dynamics: A Review.
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- Enhancing cognitive control in amnestic mild cognitive impairment via at-home non-invasive neuromodulation in a randomized trial.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Effects of tDCS and tACS on operant tactile training: investigating individual differences in neuromodulation efficacy.Experimental brain research · 2026Article
- Shaping inter-brain plasticity: A feasibility study of enhancing inter-brain synchrony with dyadic neurofeedback.iScience · 2026Article
- Augmenting evidence-based PTSD psychotherapy with neuroscientifically informed interventions: A mind-body-brain approach.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2026Article
- Neurodetector: EEG-Based Cognitive Assessment Using Event-Related Potentials as a Virtual Switch.Brain sciences · 2025Article
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- Effects of one session of theta or high alpha neurofeedback on EEG activity and working memory.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2024Article
- Shared oscillatory mechanisms of alpha-band activity in prefrontal regions in eyes open and closed state using a portable EEG acquisition device.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Innovation at the Intersection: Emerging Translational Research in Neurology and Psychiatry.Cells · 2024Article
- Distinct effects of slow and fast theta tACS in enhancing temporal memory.Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2024Article
- Alpha and Theta Oscillations Are Causally Linked to Interference Inhibition: Evidence from High-Definition Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Probing the Promises of Noninvasive Transcranial Electrical Stimulation for Boosting Mental Performance in Sports.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Neurofeedback training for children with ADHD using individual beta rhythm.Cognitive neurodynamics · 2022Article
- Evidence of Neuroplastic Changes after Transcranial Magnetic, Electric, and Deep Brain Stimulation.Brain sciences · 2022Review
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Abstract
Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) and neurofeedback (NFB) are two different types of non-invasive neuromodulation techniques, which can modulate brain activity and improve brain functioning. In this review, we compared the current state of knowledge related to the mechanisms of tACS and NFB and their effects on electroencephalogram (EEG) activity (online period/stimulation period) and on aftereffects (offline period/post/stimulation period), including the duration of their persistence and potential behavioral benefits. Since alpha bandwidth has been broadly studied in NFB and in tACS research, the studies of NFB and tACS in modulating alpha bandwidth were selected for comparing the online and offline effects of these two neuromodulation techniques. The factors responsible for variability in the responsiveness of the modulated EEG activity by tACS and NFB were analyzed and compared too. Based on the current literature related to tACS and NFB, it can be concluded that tACS and NFB differ a lot in the mechanisms responsible for their effects on an online EEG activity but they possibly share the common universal mechanisms responsible for the induction of aftereffects in the targeted stimulated EEG band, namely Hebbian and homeostatic plasticity. Many studies of both neuromodulation techniques report the aftereffects connected to the behavioral benefits. The duration of persistence of aftereffects for NFB and tACS is comparable. In relation to the factors influencing responsiveness to tACS and NFB, significantly more types of factors were analyzed in the NFB studies compared to the tACS studies. Several common factors for both tACS and NFB have been already investigated. Based on these outcomes, we propose several new research directions regarding tACS and NFB.
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