Effects of prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation on autonomic and neuroendocrine responses to psychosocial stress in healthy humans
Carnevali L, Pattini E, Sgoifo A, Ottaviani C
Stress · 2020
Key finding
One single session of excitatory tDCS over the left DLPFC (i) reduced HR and favored a larger vagal prevalence prior to stress exposure, (ii) moderated stress-induced HR acceleration and sympathetic activation/vagal withdrawal, but (iii) had no effect on stress-induced cortisol release.
- Condition
- Stress & Performance
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 15
Cite this study
Carnevali, L., Pattini, E., Sgoifo, A., & Ottaviani, C. (2020). Effects of prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation on autonomic and neuroendocrine responses to psychosocial stress in healthy humans. Stress, 23(1), 26-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/10253890.2019.1625884
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