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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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation" by people in Profiles.
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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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Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation with cognitive training on executive functions in healthy older adults: a secondary analysis from the ACT trial. Geroscience. 2025 Feb; 47(1):1361-1380.
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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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Effect of home-based transcranial direct current stimulation combined with nutritional counseling therapy on binge eating disorder symptoms: a randomized pilot trial. Braz J Psychiatry. 2025; 47:e20243776.
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Non-invasive central nervous system stimulation to improve bladder and pelvic floor function in the aging population. Curr Opin Urol. 2024 Nov 01; 34(6):412-421.
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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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Facilitation of working memory capacity by transcranial direct current stimulation: a secondary analysis from the augmenting cognitive training in older adults (ACT) study. Geroscience. 2024 Oct; 46(5):4075-4110.
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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.