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| Title |
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) Mechanisms and Protocols
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, September 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fncel.2017.00214 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Amir V. Tavakoli, Kyongsik Yun |
| Abstract |
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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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |
| Germany | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 4 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 88% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 456 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 456 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 81 | 18% |
| Researcher | 77 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 67 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 34 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 16 | 4% |
| Other | 73 | 16% |
| Unknown | 108 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 107 | 23% |
| Psychology | 67 | 15% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 40 | 9% |
| Engineering | 40 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 2% |
| Other | 43 | 9% |
| Unknown | 149 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 August 2023.
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