tDCS Placement Montage Maps, Studies

See Brain Maps below that indicate where the electrodes were placed in independent studies. These are known as “Montages”.

Target Behavior / Uses Anode (+) Placement Cathode (−) Placement Study
Decreased depression / increased organization / improved mood DLPFC (FP1) DLPFC (OZ, CZ) D. Martin; C. Loo (2014)
Decreased depression / reduced food & alcohol craving DLPFC (F3) Right shoulder Fregni (2007); Boggio (2007)
Improved mood / enhanced cognitive control DLPFC (F3) Supraorbital (Fp2) Vanderhasselt et al. (2013)
Reduce risk taking DLPFC (F4) DLPFC (F3) Fecteau et al. (2007)
Increased impulsiveness / present awareness Mastoid (P10) DLPFC (F4) Beeli et al. (2008) ; Ledoux (1996)
Improved social interaction / reduced punishment of unfair behavior Left orbital (Fp1) DLPFC (F4) Knoch et al. (2008)
Attention improvement / working-memory improvement Orbital PFC (Fp1 & Fp2) Shoulder Gladwin et al. (2012)
Insight improvement / cognitive enhancement Temporal (T4) Temporal (T3) Chi & Snider (2011)
Improved socialization / empathy / emotional regulation Temporal (T4 & T6), Parietal (P4) Shoulder Hétu (2010)
Improved motor-skills recovery / motor learning Ipsilesional (C3) Orbital (Fp1 or Fp2) Lindenberg (2010)
Theta-tDCS / improved sleep DLPFC (F3 & F4) Mastoid (P10 & P9) Marshall & Kirov (2011)
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The 10-20 International System of Electrode Placement

  • Skull Landmarks and Measurements

    (10-20 System)

  • Standard 10-20 System

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  • Extended 10-10 System

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  • Color-Coded Functional Areas

    10-20/10-10 System

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