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Simultaneous EEG Monitoring During Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Published on: June 17, 2013
Development of a transcranial direct current stimulation device based on current limiter for simultaneous measurement
Young-Jin Jung1,2, Yun-Sung Lee3, Ga-Young Choi3
1Department of Radiological Science, Dongseo University, Busan, Korea.
Background:
Electroencephalography (EEG) measured during transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can help understand the accurate impact of tDCS on the brain, but this has been hindered due to significant inflow of tDCS-induced electrical artifacts.
Objective:
In this study, we introduce a novel tDCS device developed based on current limiter, which can prevent the generation of significant electrical artifacts.
Methods:
To verify the feasibility of our developed tDCS device, we performed simultaneous measurement of EEG during tDCS application with five different current intensities (0, 500, 1,000, 1,500, and 2,000 μA). Changes in EEG power spectral density (PSD) and correlation between the PSD of non-stimulation and tDCS condition were investigated to see whether our tDCS device can be used for simultaneous EEG recording without significant inflow of tDCS-induced electrical artifacts.
Resutls:
The mean EEG-PSD differences between non-stimulation and tDCS condition were not significant for all stimulation current intensities. Furthermore, EEG-PSDs estimated during non-stimulation and tDCS application showed statistically high correlation for all comparison cases.
Conclusion:
Based on the results, we could demonstrate the feasibility of our tDCS device based on current limiter for simultaneous EEG measurement, which could potentially provide a way to investigate the impact of tDCS on the brain more accurately.
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