Long-Term Effects of Repeated Prefrontal Cortex Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Food Craving in Normal and Overweight Young Adults.

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The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) plays an important role in the regulation of food intake. Several previous studies demonstrated that a single session of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the DLPFC reduces food craving and caloric intake.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Brain Stimul

Title: Brain stimulation

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1876-4754

ISSN (Print): 1876-4754

Publication date (Electronic): August 9 2016

Volume: 9

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Electronic address: milos@uaeu.ac.ae.

[2 ] Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

[3 ] Department of Neurophysiology, Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, PO Box 124, Belgrade, Serbia.

[4 ] Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, College of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Malawi; Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, PO Box 17666, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

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Publisher Item ID: S1935-861X(16)30194-2

DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2016.07.002

PubMed ID: 27498606

SO-VID: 7248fdae-396f-486f-8ee9-679f662e475b

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Keywords: Brain plasticity,Brain stimulation,Craving,Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC),Transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS)

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Keywords: Brain plasticity, Brain stimulation, Craving, Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), Transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS)

Long-Term Effects of Repeated Prefrontal Cortex Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Food Craving in Normal and Overweight Young Adults.

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