Transcranial cerebellar direct current stimulation and transcutaneous spinal cord direct current stimulation as innovative tools for neuroscientists

…, M Ciocca, M Parazzini, M Vergari… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Two neuromodulatory techniques based on applying direct current (DC) non‐invasively
through the skin, transcranial cerebellar direct current stimulation (tDCS) and …

[HTML][HTML] Transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation

F Cogiamanian, G Ardolino, M Vergari… - Frontiers in …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
In the past 10 years renewed interest has centered on non-invasive transcutaneous weak
direct currents applied over the scalp to modulate cortical excitability (“brain polarization” or …

Transcranial direct current stimulation improves recognition memory in Alzheimer disease

…, F Mameli, I Guidi, S Mrakic-Sposta, M Vergari… - Neurology, 2008 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To evaluate the cognitive effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
over the temporoparietal areas in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD). Methods: In 10 …

Improved naming after transcranial direct current stimulation in aphasia

…, F Mameli, S Mrakic-Sposta, M Vergari… - Journal of Neurology …, 2008 - jnnp.bmj.com
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been proposed as an adjuvant technique
to improve functional recovery after ischaemic stroke. This study evaluated the effect of tDCS …

Transcranial direct current stimulation in severe, drug-resistant major depression

R Ferrucci, M Bortolomasi, M Vergari, L Tadini… - Journal of affective …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Though antidepressant drugs are the treatment of choice for severe major
depression, a number of patients do not improve with pharmacologic treatment. This study …

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in unipolar vs. bipolar depressive disorder

…, R Ferrucci, M Bortolomasi, M Vergari… - Progress in Neuro …, 2011 - Elsevier
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive method for brain stimulation.
Although pilot trials have shown that tDCS yields promising results for major depressive …

Prolonged visual memory enhancement after direct current stimulation in Alzheimer's disease

…, R Ferrucci, F Mameli, D Martins, O Martins, M Vergari… - Brain stimulation, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Immediately after patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) receive a single
anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) session their memory performance …

Cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation impairs the practice-dependent proficiency increase in working memory

R Ferrucci, S Marceglia, M Vergari… - Journal of cognitive …, 2008 - direct.mit.edu
How the cerebellum is involved in the practice and proficiency of non-motor functions is still
unclear. We tested whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the …

Modulating human procedural learning by cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation

R Ferrucci, AR Brunoni, M Parazzini, M Vergari… - The Cerebellum, 2013 - Springer
Neuroimaging studies suggest that the cerebellum contributes to human cognitive
processing, particularly procedural learning. This type of learning is often described as …

Effect of spinal transcutaneous direct current stimulation on somatosensory evoked potentials in humans

F Cogiamanian, M Vergari, F Pulecchi… - Clinical …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Invasive stimulation of the spinal cord is used to treat a number of pathological
conditions. Aiming to modulate human spinal cord function non-invasively, we evaluated …