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Contrast Detection Is Enhanced By Deterministic, High-Frequency Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation With Triangle And Sine Waveform, Weronika Potok, Onno Van Der Groen, Sahana Sivachelvam, Marc Bächinger, Flavio Fröhlich, Laszlo B. Kish, Nicole Wenderoth Aug 2023

Contrast Detection Is Enhanced By Deterministic, High-Frequency Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation With Triangle And Sine Waveform, Weronika Potok, Onno Van Der Groen, Sahana Sivachelvam, Marc Bächinger, Flavio Fröhlich, Laszlo B. Kish, Nicole Wenderoth

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Stochastic resonance (SR) describes a phenomenon where an additive noise (stochastic carrier-wave) enhances the signal transmission in a nonlinear system. In the nervous system, nonlinear properties are present from the level of single ion channels all the way to perception and appear to support the emergence of SR. For example, SR has been repeatedly demonstrated for visual detection tasks, also by adding noise directly to cortical areas via transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS). When dealing with nonlinear physical systems, it has been suggested that resonance can be induced not only by adding stochastic signals (i.e., noise) but also by adding …


Using Noise For The Better: The Effects Of Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation On The Brain And Behavior, Onno Van Der Groen, Weronika Potok, Nicole Wenderoth, Grace Edwards, Jason B. Mattingley, Dylan Edwards Jul 2022

Using Noise For The Better: The Effects Of Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation On The Brain And Behavior, Onno Van Der Groen, Weronika Potok, Nicole Wenderoth, Grace Edwards, Jason B. Mattingley, Dylan Edwards

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

NEUROSCI BIOBEHAV REV X (X) XXX-XXX 2021.- Transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) is a non-invasive electrical brain stimulation method that is increasingly employed in studies of human brain function and behavior, in health and disease. tRNS is effective in modulating perception acutely and can improve learning. By contrast, its effectiveness for modulating higher cognitive processes is variable. Prolonged stimulation with tRNS, either as one longer application, or multiple shorter applications, may engage plasticity mechanisms that can result in long-term benefits. Here we provide an overview of the current understanding of the effects of tRNS on the brain and behavior and …