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Source: Okamoto, A., et al. Self-standing Electrochemical Set-up to Enrich Anode-respiring Bacteria On-site. J. Vis. Exp. (2018)This video demonstrates the use of an on-site electrochemical system to enrich anode-respiring bacteria (ARB) from natural reservoirs. A redox gradient is established by placing the anode in oxygen-free deep water and the cathode in oxygen-rich surface water. ARB form biofilms and transfer electrons to the anode, which flows to the cathode, where oxygen is reduced,...
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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Memory Enhancement
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A protocol for memory enhancement by using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) targeting dorsolateral prefrontal and posterior parietal cortices, as core cortical nodes within hippocampo-cortical network, is presented. The protocol has been well evaluated in healthy-participant studies and is applicable to aging and dementia research as well.
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Simultaneous EEG Monitoring During Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique that has shown initial therapeutic effects in several neurological conditions. The main mechanism underlying these therapeutic effects is the modulation of cortical excitability. Therefore, online monitoring of cortical excitability would help guide stimulation parameters and optimize its therapeutic effects. In the present article we review the use of a novel device that combines simultaneous tDCS and...
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Trans-Spinal Direct Current Stimulation of a Rat's Spinal Motoneuron
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This video describes the in vivo intracellular recording of rat motoneurons under trans-spinal direct current stimulation. The protocol describes how to measure membrane properties and record the rhythmic firing of motoneurons before, during, and after anodal or cathodal polarization of the spinal cord.
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Electrode Positioning and Montage in Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is an established technique to modulate cortical excitability1,2. It has been used as an investigative tool in neuroscience due to its effects on cortical plasticity, easy operation, and safe profile. One area that tDCS has been showing encouraging results is pain alleviation 3-5.
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Electrode potential provides a way to examine how readily an oxidation process proceeds under defined electrochemical conditions. By recording anodic current while potential is controlled or varied, researchers can relate the current response to reaction rate and redox kinetics. This makes potential-dependent current measurements useful for distinguishing oxidation behavior and characterizing electrochemical reactions in chemistry.
The measured signal reflects more than the electrode reaction alone. Species concentration determines how much electroactive material is available, while mass transport describes its movement to the electrode. Solution conditions also influence the observed response. Considering these variables helps researchers avoid attributing every current change solely to intrinsic redox kinetics.
Cyclic voltammetry examines anodic current while the electrode potential is varied, allowing oxidation behavior to be characterized across changing electrochemical conditions. Controlled-potential measurements instead focus on the current produced at a selected potential. Both approaches can identify oxidation processes and support redox-kinetic analysis, but they organize the measurement around different potential-control strategies.
Analysis begins by relating the measured current to the electrode potential and then considering reaction rate, concentration, mass transport, and solution conditions. Researchers can obtain this relationship through cyclic voltammetry or examine current under controlled potential. The resulting response is used to characterize redox kinetics or identify oxidation processes rather than interpreted as an isolated electrical value.
In corrosion studies, anodic current can be used to examine oxidation behavior at material interfaces. In battery and fuel-cell research, it helps researchers evaluate electrochemical reactions relevant to energy conversion and storage. Because current responds to reaction rate and operating conditions, these measurements support comparison and characterization of electrochemical behavior across such systems.
In electroplating, measurements of anodic current contribute to studying electrochemical processes used to deposit materials. In sensors, the signal can indicate oxidation associated with a target chemical, supporting chemical detection. These applications connect current measurement to practical control or analysis, while interpretation still depends on potential, concentration, mass transport, and solution conditions.