Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for the Treatment of Auditory Hal

Daniel Javitt, MD, PhD, Chief of the Department of Experimental Therapeutics

Pejman Sehatpour MD/PhD, Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Psychiatry

Joshua Kantrowitz, MD, Director, Lieber Schizophrenia Research Clinic 

They will speaking on What is schizophrenia, its symptoms, and treatments

• Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a technique for modulating brain function and performance on cognitive tasks through the application of a constant low current to corresponding regions of the scalp, and how this treatment works in helping patients who have auditory hallucinations

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