Nearly 50 percent of participants using the active tDCS device achieved complete remission from depression, versus 22% in the placebo group.

During the therapy, a machine delivers pulses that felt — as Katharine Marder, associate physician of psychiatry at the ...

The study lasted 10 weeks, during which participants used the tDCS device at home. The device delivered a weak electrical current to specific parts of the brain, which is thought to improve mood ...

A trip to Radio Shack and $30 is all you need to build your own TDCS (Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation) device that is said to help improve memory, enhance creativity and stave off ...

Indeed, portable tDCS devices have been developed and adopted, but no rigorously controlled trials of their efficacy have been done. Also, studies of in-clinic tDCS have had varying results.

In addition to indicating possible improper use of the tDCS device, the burns may have complicated the study blinding, Jonathan Roiser, PhD, professor of neuroscience and mental health, University ...

Sooma, a medtech startup based in Helsinki, Finland, is focused on the latter. The company has developed a portable brain stimulation device for Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS).

Transcranial direct current stimulation has gained traction online. The subreddit r/tDCS is dedicated to discussing the science, technology and use of brain stimulation devices.

Online buzz Transcranial direct current stimulation has gained traction online. The subreddit r/tDCS is dedicated to discussing the science, technology and use of brain stimulation devices.

However, these trials have produced inconclusive results about how well at-home tDCS relieves symptoms. In the new trial, Fu and colleagues developed their own version of an at-home tDCS device.

The Lancet Source Reference: Voineskos D, Blumberger DM "Transcranial direct current stimulation as a treatment for major depressive disorder" Lancet 2023; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736 (23)00822-X.

Some manufacturers are selling tDCS devices directly to consumers. But these devices aren’t regulated by the FDA, and there is no guarantee they are safe or effective. I would avoid them.