Primum non nocere or primum facere meliorem? Hacking the brain in the 21st century

Abstract Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique that modulates cortical excitability. It is devoid of serious adverse events and exerts variable effects on cognition, with several research findings suggesting that it can improve memory, verbal an...

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Main Authors: Lucas Borrione, Andre R. Brunoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul 2017-11-01
Series:Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892017005006102&lng=en&tlng=en