Transcranial Direct Current Brain Stimulation Increases Ability to Resist Smoking
Falcone M, Bernardo L, Ashare RL, Hamilton R, Faseyitan O, McKee SA, Loughead J, Lerman C. Transcranial Direct Current Brain Stimulation Increases Ability to Resist Smoking. Brain Stimulation 2015, 9: 191-196. PMID: 26572280, PMCID: PMC4789149, DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2015.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCravingCuesDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrefrontal CortexSmokingSmoking CessationSmoking PreventionTranscranial Direct Current StimulationYoung AdultConceptsTranscranial direct current stimulationDorsolateral prefrontal cortexLeft dorsolateral prefrontal cortexActive transcranial direct current stimulationMA anodal stimulationAnodal stimulationSmoking cessation treatmentSmoking behavior changeSelf-reported smokingDirect current stimulationSecondary outcomesCessation treatmentWashout periodFirst cigaretteCigarette cravingOvernight abstinenceTDCS sessionsSmoking sessionCigarette consumptionSmokingTherapeutic potentialCurrent stimulationPrefrontal cortexCognitive control circuitsCathodal stimulation