The rising tide of tDCS in the media and academic literature

Veljko Dubljević; Victoria Saigle; Eric Racine

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2014.05.003

The rising tide of tDCS in the media and academic literature

Neuron. 2014 May 21;82(4):731-6. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.05.003.

Authors

Veljko Dubljević¹, Victoria Saigle², Eric Racine³

Affiliations

¹ Neuroethics Research Unit, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), 110 Avenue des Pins Ouest, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada; Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 University Street, Montréal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada. Electronic address: veljko.dubljevic@ircm.qc.ca.
² Neuroethics Research Unit, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), 110 Avenue des Pins Ouest, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.
³ Neuroethics Research Unit, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), 110 Avenue des Pins Ouest, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada; Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 University Street, Montréal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada; Experimental Medicine & Biomedical Ethics Unit, McGill University, 1110 Avenue des Pins Ouest, Montréal, QC H3A 1A3, Canada; Department of Medicine and Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal, 2900, boul. Édouard-Montpetit, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada. Electronic address: eric.racine@ircm.qc.ca.

PMID: 24853934
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.05.003

Abstract

Academic and public interest in tDCS has been fueled by strong claims of therapeutic and enhancement effects. We report a rising tide of tDCS coverage in the media, while regulatory action is lacking and ethical issues need to be addressed.

MeSH terms

Academies and Institutes / ethics
Academies and Institutes / statistics & numerical data
Academies and Institutes / trends*
Animals
Biomedical Research / ethics
Biomedical Research / statistics & numerical data
Biomedical Research / trends
Humans
Mass Media / ethics
Mass Media / statistics & numerical data
Mass Media / trends*
Public Opinion*
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation / ethics
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation / trends*