The new modalities of transcranial electric stimulation: tACS, tRNS, and other approaches

Andrea Antal; Ivan Alekseichuk; Walter Paulus

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-33967-2_2

The new modalities of transcranial electric stimulation: tACS, tRNS, and other approaches

Andrea Antal, Ivan Alekseichuk, Walter Paulus

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The most frequently used low-intensity transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) techniques are transcranial direct current (tDCS), alternating current (tACS), and random noise stimulation (tRNS). During tES, currents are applied with intensities ranging between 0.4 and 2 mA through the human scalp. It has been suggested that tACS interacts with cortical oscillations in a frequency-specific manner at single and using tRNS, at multiple frequencies. All techniques might affect homeostatic mechanisms or the signal- to-noise ratio in the brain. The aim of this review is to summarize basic aspects of tACS and tRNS, their possible neuronal mechanisms and clinical applications.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Clinical Principles and Management
Subtitle of host publication	Clinical Principles and Management
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
Pages	21-28
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319339672
ISBN (Print)	9783319339658
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33967-2_2
State	Published - Sep 12 2016

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Alternating current
Brain oscillations
Random noise
Transcranial stimulation

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Antal, A., Alekseichuk, I., & Paulus, W. (2016). The new modalities of transcranial electric stimulation: tACS, tRNS, and other approaches. In Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Clinical Principles and Management: Clinical Principles and Management (pp. 21-28). Springer International Publishing AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33967-2_2

The new modalities of transcranial electric stimulation: tACS, tRNS, and other approaches. / Antal, Andrea; Alekseichuk, Ivan; Paulus, Walter.
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Clinical Principles and Management: Clinical Principles and Management. Springer International Publishing AG, 2016. p. 21-28.

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Antal, A, Alekseichuk, I & Paulus, W 2016, The new modalities of transcranial electric stimulation: tACS, tRNS, and other approaches. in Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Clinical Principles and Management: Clinical Principles and Management. Springer International Publishing AG, pp. 21-28. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33967-2_2

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