Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) paired with a decision-making task reduces risk-taking in a clinically impulsive sample

Impulsivity is a multidimensional personality trait observed across a variety of psychiatric disorders. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied over dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has shown promise as an intervention to reduce impulsivity.

Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - November 15, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Casey S. Gilmore, Patricia J. Dickmann, Brent G. Nelson, Greg J. Lamberty, Kelvin O. Lim Source Type: research