Simultaneous Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation and Functional Magnetic Resonance ImagingKathleen A. Williams 1, Yuranny Cabral-Calderin 1,3, Carsten Schmidt-Samoa 1, Christiane Anne Weinrich 1,2, Peter Dechent 1, Melanie Wilke 1,3,4
1Department of Cognitive Neurology, University Medicine Goettingen, 2Department of Neurology, University Medicine Goettingen, 3German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, 4DFG Center for Nanoscale Microscopy & Molecular Physiology of the Brain (CNMPB)
Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is a promising tool for noninvasive investigation of brain oscillations, though its effects are not completely understood. This article describes a safe and reliable setup for applying tACS simultaneously with functional magnetic resonance imaging, which can increase understanding oscillatory brain function and effects of tACS.
