Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
"Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A technique of brain electric stimulation therapy which uses constant, low current delivered via ELECTRODES placed on various locations on the scalp.
| Descriptor ID |
D065908
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.331.750 F04.570.200.791 F04.669.224.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation- Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
- Electrical Stimulation, Transcranial
- Electrical Stimulations, Transcranial
- Stimulation, Transcranial Electrical
- Stimulations, Transcranial Electrical
- Transcranial Electrical Stimulations
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation" by people in Profiles.
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Predicting Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects to Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain and Symptoms: A Machine Learning Approach. Clin J Pain. 2026 04 01; 42(4).
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Somatodendritic orientation determines tDCS-induced neuromodulation of Purkinje cell activity in awake mice. Elife. 2025 Apr 14; 13.
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Home-Based, Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Improves the Overall Pain Experience of Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis. Pain Res Manag. 2025; 2025:1783171.
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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined With Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 11 04; 7(11):e2444306.
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Cognitive enhancing effect of rTMS combined with tDCS in patients with major depressive disorder: a double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled study. BMC Med. 2024 06 20; 22(1):253.
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Management of Chronic Pain and PTSD in Veterans With tDCS+Prolonged Exposure: A Pilot Study. Mil Med. 2023 11 03; 188(11-12):3316-3321.
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Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Techniques for Treatment-Resistant Depression: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2023 06; 46(2):307-329.
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Immediate and after effects of transcranial direct-current stimulation in the mouse primary somatosensory cortex. Sci Rep. 2021 02 04; 11(1):3123.
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The efficacy of transcranial alternating current stimulation for treating post-stroke depression: Study Protocol Clinical Trial (SPIRIT Compliant). Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Apr; 99(16):e19671.
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Modulation of Conflict Processing by Theta-Range tACS over the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex. Neural Plast. 2019; 2019:6747049.