Safety of transcranial direct current stimulation in healthy participants

Sandra Boccard-Binet; Arjune Sen

doi:10.1016/j.ebr.2020.100414

Safety of transcranial direct current stimulation in healthy participants

Epilepsy Behav Rep. 2020 Nov 25:15:100414. doi: 10.1016/j.ebr.2020.100414. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Sandra Boccard-Binet¹, Arjune Sen²

Affiliations

¹ Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, UK.
² Oxford Epilepsy Research Group, National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, UK.

Abstract

•Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is mostly reported as safe.•BUT it could induce life-changing conditions in healthy volunteers.•Scientific community MUST be warned that tDCS may be harmful and protect healthy volunteers.