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There's been a couple of interesting tDCS papers but as far as I understand, they're hotly debated. It's hard to replicate; the little I've done w/ the devices
by caycep 12y ago
There's been a couple of interesting tDCS papers but as far as I understand, they're hotly debated. It's hard to replicate; the little I've done w/ the devices (and rTMS, the magnetic pulse version), these things are extremely operator dependent, if you turn a few degrees the wrong way or move a cpl mm, you screw up the effect. Ideally, they should do it on a frame mounted around the head, but the psychology people felt that would totally confound their experiments...
- Multics 12y agoYou can't do tDCS with a frame, only TMS. You're confusing the technologies! In trials they do shams by turning on the device for only a short period of time. That way there's still a tingle (from the pads) at the start of procedure.
- dmicah 12y agoWho are these "psychology people"? Automated coil placement exists, for example: http://www.rogue-resolutions.com/system/axilum-tms-robotics/ http://www.rogue-resolutions.com/system/axilum-tms-robotics/ .