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How does tDCS work?
Transcranial stimulation using weak electric currents (direct, alternating and random noise currents) over a period of several minutes changes the electrical charge in the nerve cell membranes and has a direct influence on neurotransmitter channels. This serves to strengthen or diminish the excitability of the brain cells.
Scientific and clinical studies conducted in recent years have shown transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to be a recognized method of therapy for various disorders of the brain that is applied as a therapeutic component in clinical practice.
Transcranial direct current stimulation is used in the treatment of strokes, migraine, epilepsy, dementia, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, depression and chronic headache.