Augmentation of Fear Extinction by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

Although posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; DSM-V 309.82) and anxiety disorders (DSM-V 300.xx) are widely spread mental disorders, the effectiveness of their therapy is still unsatisfying. Non-invasive brain-stimulation techniques like transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) might be an opt...

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Main Authors: Natalie Dittert, Sandrina Hüttner, Thomas Polak, Martin J. Herrmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00076/full