AUTHOR=Krause Beatrix , Márquez-Ruiz Javier , Cohen Kadosh Roi 

TITLE=The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation: a role for cortical excitation/inhibition balance?

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2013

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/human-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00602

DOI=10.3389/fnhum.2013.00602

ISSN=1662-5161

ABSTRACT=<p>Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a promising tool for cognitive enhancement and neurorehabilitation in clinical disorders in both cognitive and clinical domains (e.g., chronic pain, tinnitus). Here we suggest the potential role of tDCS in modulating cortical excitation/inhibition (E/I) balance and thereby inducing improvements. We suggest that part of the mechanism of action of tDCS can be explained by non-invasive modulations of the E/I balance.</p>