Summary Of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

A supposed advantage of tDCS over another brain stimulation technique such us Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is that sham stimulation can be indistinguishable from active stimulation (000). Sham stimulation is carried out by increasing current over several seconds to the target strength, and then tapering off over several seconds. In this way, during sham stimulation subjects theoretically have the same experience of itching and tingling as they would during active stimulation. Furthermore, sensations perceived in active stimulation, generally, are transient, because the subject accommodates to the current, while in sham stimulation, sensations fade because the current is tapered