Transcranial electrical stimulation and visual function modulation

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1042.2018.01632

Abstract

Abstract:

Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (TES) is a non-invasive method of brain stimulation, which delivers a specific low intensity current on the scalp to modulate the activity of cortical cortex. TES is usually divided into three main types: transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), and transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS). In the current paper, we summarized the modulating effects of TES on visual phosphene threshold, visual field, contrast sensitivity, motion perception, and perceptual learning. The modulation effect varies with the type of visual functions, TES parameters, and stimulating patterns.

Key words: visual functions, transcranial direct current stimulation, transcranial alternating current stimulation, transcranial random noise stimulation, perceptual learning

CLC Number:

B845
B842

Borong LIN, Qing HE, Jin ZHAO, YANG Jia, SHI Yingzhen, YAN Fangfang, XI Jie, HUANG Changbing. Transcranial electrical stimulation and visual function modulation[J]. Advances in Psychological Science, 2018, 26(9): 1632-1641.

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