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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation ( tDCS ) in the Context of Sleep and Insomnia

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Author	Rivera-Urbina, Guadalupe Nathzidy Nitsche, Michael A. Molero-Chamizo, Andrés
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Insomnia is a sleep disorder that, in the case of primary insomnia, is due to alterations in the neural mechanisms of sleep. In addition, insomnia may be secondary to other diseases or to psychological or physical stress, or may appear as a side effect of different pharmacological agents. Considering that pathologically altered cortical activity can lead to insomnia, neuromodulation via non-invasive brain stimulation tools might be suited to restore adequate cortical activity to promote sleep. In this review we discuss data from recent studies in which transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a non-invasive brain stimulation technique which alters cortical excitability and activity via application of weak direct currents, has been applied to probe effects on different parameters of sleep. Data about insomnia and tDCS are scarce, but studies on total sleep time and other sleep disturbances suggest that tDCS may be useful to modulate cortical activity associated with insomnia and to modulate sleep efficacy. However, further studies are needed to determine the potential of this neuromodulation technique for treatment of this disorder, and to elucidate the possible physiological mechanisms associated with its supposed therapeutic effects.
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Language	English
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