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The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Cocaine Addiction: A Narrative Review
Cocaine addiction is a significant problem worldwide. The development of addiction involves a reward system, which consists of certain brain regions like the ventral tegmental area, nucleus accumbens, and prefrontal cortex. Currently, there are no approved medications for treating cocaine dependence...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10607438/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37892650 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12206511 |
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author | Chmiel, James Chojdak-Łukasiewicz, Justyna Leszek, Jerzy |
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description | Cocaine addiction is a significant problem worldwide. The development of addiction involves a reward system, which consists of certain brain regions like the ventral tegmental area, nucleus accumbens, and prefrontal cortex. Currently, there are no approved medications for treating cocaine dependence, so researchers are actively searching for effective treatments that can impact the brain. One potential treatment under investigation is transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a non-invasive method of stimulating the brain to modulate its activity. In this review, we explore the use of tDCS in treating cocaine addiction. We found nine relevant articles via a literature search, and the results indicate that applying tDCS to the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) holds promise for reducing drug cravings in individuals with cocaine addiction. The review also discusses the possible mechanisms by which tDCS works and provides recommendations for future research in this field. |
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spelling | pubmed-106074382023-10-28 The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Cocaine Addiction: A Narrative Review Chmiel, James Chojdak-Łukasiewicz, Justyna Leszek, Jerzy J Clin Med Review Cocaine addiction is a significant problem worldwide. The development of addiction involves a reward system, which consists of certain brain regions like the ventral tegmental area, nucleus accumbens, and prefrontal cortex. Currently, there are no approved medications for treating cocaine dependence, so researchers are actively searching for effective treatments that can impact the brain. One potential treatment under investigation is transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a non-invasive method of stimulating the brain to modulate its activity. In this review, we explore the use of tDCS in treating cocaine addiction. We found nine relevant articles via a literature search, and the results indicate that applying tDCS to the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) holds promise for reducing drug cravings in individuals with cocaine addiction. The review also discusses the possible mechanisms by which tDCS works and provides recommendations for future research in this field. MDPI 2023-10-13 /pmc/articles/PMC10607438/ /pubmed/37892650 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12206511 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Chmiel, James Chojdak-Łukasiewicz, Justyna Leszek, Jerzy The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Cocaine Addiction: A Narrative Review |
title | The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Cocaine Addiction: A Narrative Review |
title_full | The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Cocaine Addiction: A Narrative Review |
title_fullStr | The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Cocaine Addiction: A Narrative Review |
title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Cocaine Addiction: A Narrative Review |
title_short | The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Cocaine Addiction: A Narrative Review |
title_sort | effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tdcs) on cocaine addiction: a narrative review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10607438/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37892650 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12206511 |
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