The Clinical journal of pain
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Cathodal and Anodal Left Prefrontal tDCS and the Perception of Control Over Pain.
The prefrontal cortex may be a promising target for the use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in the management of pain symptoms. The present study explored the effects of anodal and cathodal tDCS over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on the effects of perceived pain controllability. ⋯ Left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex tDCS may play a role in modulating the neurocircuitry involved with the perception of control over pain.