Calcium imaging reveals glial involvement in transcranial direct current stimulation-induced plasticity in mouse brain

While transcranical direct current stimulation (tDCS) is used in clinical setting, its cellular mechanism of action is unclear. Here, Hajime Hirase and colleagues visualize cellular response in mouse brain to tDCS and show robust astrocyte activation that coincide with plasticity changes.

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Main Authors: Hiromu Monai, Masamichi Ohkura, Mika Tanaka, Yuki Oe, Ayumu Konno, Hirokazu Hirai, Katsuhiko Mikoshiba, Shigeyoshi Itohara, Junichi Nakai, Youichi Iwai, Hajime Hirase
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ae0783c67e994315983234e3e289a89c
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