Increased left prefrontal brain perfusion after MRI compatible tDCS attenuates momentary ruminative self-referential thoughts

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive electrical stimulation technique, assumed to influence cognition and emotional processing. Objective: However, it is unclear how tDCS influences spontaneous cognitive processes such as momentary self-referential thoughts on the neuronal level.

Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - September 6, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Chris Baeken, Jonathan Remue, Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt, Andre R. Brunoni, Sara De Witte, Romain Duprat, Ernst H.W. Koster, Rudi De Raedt, Guo-Rong Wu Source Type: research