Abstract
AbstractIn recent years, new non-invasive brain stimulation techniques are appearing which, based on neuromodulation, allow the treatment of pathologies such as pain or depression. One of the target regions where these techniques are usually applied is in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and the result of these procedures depends on the correct and precise location of the point on the scalp close to this region. According to the literature, the most common methods that are currently used for the localization of the DLPFC are the Neuroimaging and Neuronaviagtion Systems, the 5cm method, the BeamF3 method and the international 10–20 System. Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) space is a 3-dimensional coordinate system (also known as ‘atlas’) of the human brain, used to map the location of brain regions independent of individual differences in the size and overall shape of the brain. This study reviews the published articles that attempt to locate DLPFC positions, evaluate the discrepancies and quantify the differences among different authors.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing