Current challenges: the ups and downs of tACS

NS Bland, MV Sale - Experimental Brain Research, 2019 - Springer
The non-invasive delivery of electric currents through the scalp (transcranial electrical
stimulation) is a popular tool for neuromodulation, mostly due to its highly adaptable nature …

Inferring causality from noninvasive brain stimulation in cognitive neuroscience

TO Bergmann, G Hartwigsen - Journal of cognitive …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation
or transcranial direct and alternating current stimulation, are advocated as measures to …

tACS motor system effects can be caused by transcutaneous stimulation of peripheral nerves

B Asamoah, A Khatoun, M Mc Laughlin - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is a noninvasive neuromodulation
method which has been shown to modulate hearing, motor, cognitive and memory function …

Can transcranial electrical stimulation localize brain function?

AN Karabanov, GB Saturnino, A Thielscher… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) uses constant (TDCS) or alternating currents
(TACS) to modulate brain activity. Most TES studies apply low-intensity currents through …

tACS entrains neural activity while somatosensory input is blocked

PG Vieira, MR Krause, CC Pack - PLoS Biology, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) modulates brain activity by passing
electrical current through electrodes that are attached to the scalp. Because it is safe and …

Improving the effect of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS): A systematic review

L Wu, T Liu, J Wang - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
With the development of electrical stimulation technology, traditional transcranial alternating
current stimulation (tACS) technology has been found to have the drawback of not targeting …

Neural oscillations and the initiation of voluntary movement

S Armstrong, MV Sale, R Cunnington - Frontiers in psychology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The brain processes involved in the planning and initiation of voluntary action are of great
interest for understanding the relationship between conscious awareness of decisions and …

[HTML][HTML] Transcranial alternating current stimulation to modulate alpha activity: A systematic review

BP De Koninck, D Brazeau, S Guay, AH Babiloni… - … : Technology at the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) has been one of numerous
investigation methods used for their potential to modulate brain oscillations; however, such …

[HTML][HTML] Phase-locked transcranial electrical brain stimulation for tremor suppression in dystonic tremor syndromes

F Nieuwhof, I Toni, AWG Buijink… - Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To establish the causal role of the cerebellum and motor cortex in dystonic tremor
syndromes, and explore the therapeutic efficacy of phase-locked transcranial alternating …

Analytical bias accounts for some of the reported effects of tACS on auditory perception

B Asamoah, A Khatoun, M Mc Laughlin - Brain stimulation, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) has been shown to modulate
auditory, visual, cognitive and motor function. However, tACS effects can often be small and …