[ ]it is not appropriate during the context of social isolation since patients would have to leave their homes to receive the treatment (2013) showed that a single session of 1 5 mA anodal tDCS for 3 min targeting the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) led to an increase in high-frequency-HRV (HF-HRV) (Cohen's d = 0 77) and a decrease in salivary cortisol level (Cohen's d = 0 78) when compared to sham or cathodal stimulation in healthy individuals, reflecting effects in the autonomic nervous system and the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis When 1 075 mA tDCS stimulation of the right DLPFC was performed for 6–10 min in healthy individuals exposed to acute stress, there was less impairment of the working memory compared to sham or cathodal stimulation (Cohen's d = 0 62), showing the potential for the prevention of stress-induced mental disorders (Bogdanov and Schwabe, 2016) [ ]the response to anodal 1 0 mA left DLPFC stimulation for 30 min can differ depending on individual anxiety traits (Sarkar et al , 2014), with individuals with high anxiety profiles improving performance in cognitive tests (Cohen's d = 0 82), as well as decreased cortisol levels (Cohen's d = 1 37) compared to sham stimulation, an effect that was not observed in subjects with low anxiety profiles [ ]assessing specific psychological traits at baseline could help determine which individuals would benefit more from the effects of tDCS
Home-Based Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to Prevent and Treat Symptoms Related to Stress: A Potential Tool to Remediate the Behavioral Consequences of the COVID-19 Isolation Measures?