Modeling Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation-Induced Electric Fields in Children and Adults.

ABSTRACT: Transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) is a form of non-invasive brain stimulation that induces electric fields in neuronal tissue, modulating cortical excitability. Therapeutic applications of tDCS are rapidly expanding, and are being investigated in pediatrics for various clinical conditions. Anatomical variations are among a host of factors that influence the effects of tDCS, and pronounced anatomical differences between children and adults suggest that induced electric fields may be substantially different across development. The aim of this study was to determine the strength and distribution of tDCS-induced electric fields across development. Typically developing children, adolescents, and adults were recruited. Individualized finite-element method modeling of primary motor c

SUBMITTER: Ciechanski P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6037769 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature