Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation St imulation User Built tDCS Research Device ActivaDose II Brent Williams, Williams, PhD,
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Section 1. Basic Procedures Procedures using using a User-Built tDCS Research Device 2. Basic Basic Procedures Procedures using using the Activa ActivaDose Dose II . !"am#le tDCS $ontages $ontages %!lectrode Placements&
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Section 1' Basic Procedures (or a tDCS Session +ith a User-Built tDCS Research Device
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6.Pl ac eel ec t r odeso nhead,mak i ngsur et hespongesar ei ncont ac twi t hsk i nor s c al p.Sec ur eel ec t r odeswi t ht heheadband.El ec t r odess houl dbes ec ur el yi n pl ac e-t i ght ,butnotunc omf or t abl yt i ght . 7 .So meba na napl u gsh av eame t a ls h el l ( g ol d ) .Ma k es u r et h eme t a ls h el l i sNOT t ouc hi ngs ki nors cal p.
Whent heel ec t r odesar ei npl ac e,dot hef ol l o wi ngont heUs er Bui l tt DCSRes ear c h De v i c e : 1.Sl owl yr ot at et hec ur r entc ont r ol k nobc l oc kwi s e.Cur r entl ev el wi l l begi nt or i s e. Ov eraper i odofaboutami nut e,c l os el ywat c ht hec ur r entl ev el –i twi l l r i s eas s k i ni swe t t edb yt hes pon ges .Ro t at et hec ur r entc ont r ol k nobupordo wnas r equi r edt os t abi l i z ec ur r entat1. 5mA. 2.Ti mey o urt r eat mentus i ngana l ar mc l oc koro t hert i mer .As ugges t edt r eat ment t i mei sabout25mi nut es . 3.Att heendofy ourt DCSs es s i on,r ot at et hec ur r entc ont r ol k nobc ount er c l o ck wi s ea l l t h ewa y .Remo v et h ee l ec t r o desan dba ndf r o my o urh ea da nds t o r e ev er y t hi ngs af el yaway .Spongeel ec t r odess houl dbel ef tex pos edt ol i ghtt o p r e v e n tmo l dgr o wt h .Th es p o ng esc a nbewa s h edan d/ o rr e pl a c e da sn ee de d. I MPORT ANT :T op r e v en tb at t e r yen er g ywas t e ,ma k es u r et h ee l ec t r o desar en ot t ouc hi ngeac hot herdur i ngs t or age. I MPORT ANT :Di s c on t i n uet DCSs e s si o nsi fc o nd i t i o nwo r s en s . Anor mal c our s eoft r eat mentf ordepr es si on,pai n,et c .i sdai l y ,fi v eday sperweek ,f or f ourt oei ghtweek s.Af t eri ni t i al t r eat ment ,boos tt r eat ment scanbeoneormor et i mesa weekasneeded.
Section 2' Basic Procedures (or a tDCS Session +ith an ActivaDose II
Hav eav ai l abl et heAc t i v aDos eI I ,l eadwi r es ,el ec t r odes ponges ,wat er ,andas mal l c l ot h t oc at c hwat erdr i ps . 1.Connec ts pongeel ec t r odest ol eadwi r es( bananapl ugf r i c t i onfi t sc onnec t ori n el ec t r ode 2.We ts po ng est ot h ep oi n to fd r i p pi n ga ndwr i ngou ts omeex c e s swa t e r .Th e s pongesneedt obev er ywet ,butnott ot hepoi ntofanno yi ngdr i psdur i ngt r eat ment . 3.Pl a c eh ea db an do nh ea di nap pr o pr i a t epo s i t i o n 4.Pl ac eel ec t r odeso nhead,mak i ngsur et hespongesar ei ncont ac twi t hsk i nor s c al p.Sec ur eel ec t r odeswi t ht heheadband.El ec t r odess houl dbes ec ur el yi n pl ac e-t i ght ,butnotunc omf or t abl yt i ght . 5 .So meba na napl u gsh av eame t a ls h el l ( g ol d ) .Ma k es u r et h eme t a ls h el l i sNOT t ouc hi ngs ki nors cal p. Whent heel ec t r odesar ei npl ac e,dot hef ol l owi ngont heAc t i v aDos eI I :
1 . Fi r ml ypu s ht hel e f tb ut t o nf o rt wos e co nd san dr el ea s et ot ur nt h eAc t i v a Do seI I on.I ft heuni twi l l nott ur non,r emov et hebat t er ycov er ,br i efl yr emov eandt hen r ei ns er t t hatbat t er y . 2.
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1.Onc e" St ar t "appear si nt hedi s pl ay ,r ot at et hel ef tk nobt os t ar tt het DCSs es si on 2.Ti mes h ou l ds t a r tat26 : 5 3a nds t a r tc o un t i ngdo wn. 3.Whent hes es s i oni sc ompl e t e,t heAc t i v a Dos eI Iwi l l al ar m.Youc anpus ht hel ef t but t onf ort wos ec ondsandr el eas et os i l enc et heal ar m andt ur nofft heuni t . 4 .Wh ent h es e s s i o ni sc o mp l e t e ,r e mo v et h ee l e c t r o de san db an df r o my o u rh ea d andst or eev er y t hi ngs af el yawa y .Spongeel ec t r odess houl dbel ef te xpos edt o l i g htt opr e v en tmo l dgr o wt h .Th es po ng esc a nb ewa sh edand / o rr ep l a c edas needed. I MPORT ANT :I ft het DCSs es s i o ni si nt er r upt edf ors omer eas on( wi r ec omesl os e, el ec t r odef al l soffofhead,et c . ) ,t heAc t i v aDos eI Iwi l l al ar m.I fy ouc aneas i l ycor r ec t t hepr obl em,r ot at et hel ef tk nobandt heuni twi l l " paus e" .Cor r ec tt hewi r eorel ec t r ode pr obl em t henr ot at et her i ghtk nobt o1. 5agai n.Nowr ot at et hel ef tk nobal i t t l et o r e s u met h et DCSs e s s i o n. I MPORT ANT :Di s c on t i n uet DCSs e s si o nsi fc o nd i t i o nwo r s en s . Anor mal c our s eoft r eat mentf ordepr es si on,pai n,et c .i sdai l y ,fi v eday sperweek ,f or f ourt oei ghtweek s.Af t eri ni t i al t r eat ment ,boos tt r eat ment scanbeoneormor et i mesa weekasneeded.
Section ' Sam#le tDCS Treatment $ontages
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