Research Progress on Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Regulate Mind Wandering

Abstract

Abstract: mind-wandering, can indirectly or directly affect the brain's attention to the task of performing the task in the moment. How to control distraction, reduce negative emotions by reducing distraction tendencies, and alleviate persistent anxiety, so as to alleviate or solve mental illness is a hot issue today. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive and reversible non-invasive brain stimulation technique that can be used to modulate the excitability of the human central nervous system. In this paper, the mechanism, application scheme, limitations, and future prospects of tDCS are reviewed.

Key words: mind wandering, transcranial direct current stimulation, functional magnetic resonance imaging

CLC Number:

R493

HUANG Jia-hao, YE An-qi, CHEN Jun-jie, HUANG Hao-yuan, XU Biao-ping, LU Jun-yue, WEN You-liang. Research Progress on Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Regulate Mind Wandering[J]. ZHONGHUA YANGSHENG BAOJIAN, 2024, 42(17): 67-70.

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