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How tDCS Works?

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a novel method applied both in neurological and psychiatric patients with the aim to change the activity of nerve cells in the brain tissue. Although it was first developed in 1960s, real experiments started appearing during the past decade (M. A. Nitsche et al., 2008). The idea was that […]

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Making Saline Solution at Home

Normal saline is a 0.9% solution of sodium chloride (NaCl) in water. It is frequently used in medicine, as it has the same osmolality (concentration of salt) as blood. Furthermore, our cells are surrounded by the intercellular fluid of the same properties, so they are also comfortable in normal saline. It is commonly used for […]

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Positioning of tDCS Electrodes

Brain stimulation techniques using electrical current have been used for a long time some of which were very invasive with many adverse effects. Today, neuroscience is moving its focus towards less invasive brain stimulation procedures, includingTranscranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)(Brunoni et al., 2012). This approach can have positive effects on many neurological and psychiatric conditions, […]

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Montages of tDCS: Sponges with Saline vs. Rubber Electrodes

Electrical stimulation techniques have gained an important place in the treatment of various medical conditions related to the central and peripheral nervous system. They use different approaches but are all based on delivering electrical current to specific parts of the brain in order to either increase or decrease the activity of local neural cells. During […]

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Why tDCS Is Safe

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive way to stimulate nerve cells without making damage to the nerve tissue. Studies have shown that increase or decrease in stimulation of certain parts of the brain contributes to better management of wide range of neurological and psychiatric disorders (Benninger et al., 2010; Tortella et al., 2015). […]

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