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Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) Mechanisms and Protocols
Perception, cognition and consciousness can be modulated as a function of oscillating neural activity, while ongoing neuronal dynamics are influenced by synaptic activity and membrane potential. Consequently, transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) may be used for neurological interventi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5591642/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28928634 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2017.00214 |
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author | Tavakoli, Amir V. Yun, Kyongsik |
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description | Perception, cognition and consciousness can be modulated as a function of oscillating neural activity, while ongoing neuronal dynamics are influenced by synaptic activity and membrane potential. Consequently, transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) may be used for neurological intervention. The advantageous features of tACS include the biphasic and sinusoidal tACS currents, the ability to entrain large neuronal populations, and subtle control over somatic effects. Through neuromodulation of phasic, neural activity, tACS is a powerful tool to investigate the neural correlates of cognition. The rapid development in this area requires clarity about best practices. Here we briefly introduce tACS and review the most compelling findings in the literature to provide a starting point for using tACS. We suggest that tACS protocols be based on functional brain mechanisms and appropriate control experiments, including active sham and condition blinding. |
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spelling | pubmed-55916422017-09-19 Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) Mechanisms and Protocols Tavakoli, Amir V. Yun, Kyongsik Front Cell Neurosci Neuroscience Perception, cognition and consciousness can be modulated as a function of oscillating neural activity, while ongoing neuronal dynamics are influenced by synaptic activity and membrane potential. Consequently, transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) may be used for neurological intervention. The advantageous features of tACS include the biphasic and sinusoidal tACS currents, the ability to entrain large neuronal populations, and subtle control over somatic effects. Through neuromodulation of phasic, neural activity, tACS is a powerful tool to investigate the neural correlates of cognition. The rapid development in this area requires clarity about best practices. Here we briefly introduce tACS and review the most compelling findings in the literature to provide a starting point for using tACS. We suggest that tACS protocols be based on functional brain mechanisms and appropriate control experiments, including active sham and condition blinding. Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5591642/ /pubmed/28928634 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2017.00214 Text en Copyright © 2017 Tavakoli and Yun. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Neuroscience Tavakoli, Amir V. Yun, Kyongsik Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) Mechanisms and Protocols |
title | Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) Mechanisms and Protocols |
title_full | Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) Mechanisms and Protocols |
title_fullStr | Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) Mechanisms and Protocols |
title_full_unstemmed | Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) Mechanisms and Protocols |
title_short | Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) Mechanisms and Protocols |
title_sort | transcranial alternating current stimulation (tacs) mechanisms and protocols |
topic | Neuroscience |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5591642/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28928634 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2017.00214 |
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