Practical Guide to Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, 1st ed. 2019 Principles, Procedures and Applications

This book provides a comprehensive overview on Transcranial  Direct  Current  Stimulation (tDCS) and the clinical applications of this promising technique. Separated into three parts, the book begins with basic principles, mechanisms and approaches of tDCS. This is followed by a step-by-step practicum,  methodological considerations and  ethics and professional conduct pertaining to this novel technique. Chapters are authored by renowned experts who also direct and plan tDCS educational events worldwide. Bridging the existing gap in instructional materials for tDCS while addressing growing interest in education in this field, professionals within a broad range of medical disciplines will find this text to be an invaluable guide.

tDCS among technologies for low-intensity transcranial electrical stimulation.- Principles of tDCS.- Mechanisms of acute effects and after effects.- Current methods and approaches in tDCS.-  tDCS modulation of neurophysiological functional outcomes.- Safety measures.- Methodological considerations for selection of tDCS approach, protocol and device.- Stimulation parameters and their interaction.- Role of computational modeling for dose determination.- Preparation, placement, methods for electrode-position determination.- Monitoring of physiological effects and functional outcomes.- tDCS integration with MRI, EEG, and fNIRS.- Methodological considerations for tDCS in clinical trials.- Specifics of home-based patient-delivered remotely-supervised tDCS.- tDCS ethics and professional conduct.- tDCS in psychiatry.- tDCS for functional enhancement and symptom control in neurodegenerative diseases.- tDCS in Post-stroke rehabilitation.- tDCS potential for pain management.- tDCS in aging.- tDCS in cognitive neuroscience.- Challenges, open questions and future direction in tDCS research and applications.

Helena Knotkova, PhD, PhilD

Director of Clinical Research and Analytics

MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care

Associate Professor

Department of Family and Social Medicine

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

New York, New York, USA

Michael A. Nitsche, MD

Scientific Director

Department of Psychology and Neurosciences

Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors

Dortmund, Germany

Marom Bikson, PhD

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

The City College of The City University of New York 

New York, New York

Adam J. Woods, PhD

Assistant Professor and Assistant Director

Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory

McKnight Brain Institute

Department of Clinical and Health Psychology

Department of Neuroscience

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida