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| Author(s): |
Boggio, Paulo S.
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Rego, Gabriel G.
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Marques, Lucas M.
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Costa, Thiago L.
Total Authors: 4
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | EUROPEAN PSYCHOLOGIST; v. 21, n. 1, p. 11-pg., 2016-01-01. |
| Abstract | |
Social neuroscience and psychology have made substantial advances in the last few decades. Nonetheless, the field has relied mostly on behavioral, imaging, and other correlational research methods. Here we argue that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is an effective and relevant technique to be used in this field of research, allowing for the establishment of more causal brain-behavior relationships than can be achieved with most of the techniques used in this field. We review relevant brain stimulation-aided research in the fields of social pain, social interaction, prejudice, and social decision-making, with a special focus on tDCS. Despite the fact that the use of tDCS in Social Neuroscience and Psychology studies is still in its early days, results are promising. As better understanding of the processes behind social cognition becomes increasingly necessary due to political, clinical, and even philosophical demands, the fact that tDCS is arguably rare in Social Neuroscience research is very noteworthy. This review aims at inspiring researchers to employ tDCS in the investigation of issues within Social Neuroscience. We present substantial evidence that tDCS is indeed an appropriate tool for this purpose. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/24399-2 - Interhemispheric balance of prefrontal cortex and emotion regulation: a neuromodulatory, behavioral and psychophysiological study |
| Grantee: | Lucas Murrins Marques |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/11668-5 - Evaluating perceptual organization in healthy controls and two clinical populations: basic and translational research |
| Grantee: | Thiago Leiros Costa |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |