title: Transcranial direct current stimulation as a tool in the study of sensory-perceptual processing.
abstract: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive neuromodulatory technique with increasing popularity in the fields of basic research and rehabilitation. It is an affordable and safe procedure that is beginning to be used in the clinic, and is a tool with potential to contribute to the understanding of neural mechanisms in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and medical research. This review presents examples of investigations in the fields of perception, basic sensory processes, and sensory rehabilitation that employed tDCS. We highlight some of the most relevant efforts in this area and discuss possible limitations and gaps in contemporary tDCS research. Topics include the five senses, pain, and multimodal integration. The present work aims to present the state of the art of this field of research and to inspire future investigations of perception using tDCS.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psicologia Experimental, Universidade São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, e.thiagocosta@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Thiago L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Olivia M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Lapenta
authors.forename: Paulo S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Boggio
authors.forename: Dora F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Ventura
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D065908:Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation / Q000379:methods*