tDCS-induced modulation of GABA concentration and dopamine release in the human brain: A combination study of magnetic resonance spectroscopy and positron emission tomography
Tomoyasu Bunaia, Tetsu Hirosawab, Mitsuru Kikuchib, Mina Fukaib, Masamichi Yokokurac, Shigeru Itod, Yohei Takatae, Tatsuhiro Teradaa, & Yasuomi Ouchi. 2020. Brain Stimulation.
This original research shows how tDCS (anode over the left DLPFC and a cathode over the right DLPFC) caused significant increases in dopamine release in the right striatum and GABA concentrations in the left striatum suggesting that in addition to tDCS mechanism based on altering the glutamatergic and GABAergic activities within the cortical region tDCS could modulate the monoaminergic systems in the deep brain structures.