Combined Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Virtual Reality in Healthy Populations: A Systematic Review of Evidence, Limitations, and Methodological Challenges

Chiara Milasi, Maria Grazia Maggio, Giuseppe Perrotti, Paola Barbuto, Marina Barberio, Alfredo Albertini, Nicola Tallarico, Federico Rocca, Marianna Contrada, Francesca Gallivanone, Andrea Gaggioli, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò, Cristina Segura-Garcia, Domenico Bosco, Antonio Cerasa

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DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering13080883
Published: 2026-07-31
Container: Bioengineering
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@article{allodium:10.3390/bioengineering13080883,
  title = {Combined Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Virtual Reality in Healthy Populations: A Systematic Review of Evidence, Limitations, and Methodological Challenges},
  author = {Chiara Milasi and Maria Grazia Maggio and Giuseppe Perrotti and Paola Barbuto and Marina Barberio and Alfredo Albertini and Nicola Tallarico and Federico Rocca and Marianna Contrada and Francesca Gallivanone and Andrea Gaggioli and Rocco Salvatore Calabrò and Cristina Segura-Garcia and Domenico Bosco and Antonio Cerasa},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Bioengineering},
  doi = {10.3390/bioengineering13080883},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering13080883}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Combined Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Virtual Reality in Healthy Populations: A Systematic Review of Evidence, Limitations, and Methodological Challenges
AU  - Chiara Milasi
AU  - Maria Grazia Maggio
AU  - Giuseppe Perrotti
AU  - Paola Barbuto
AU  - Marina Barberio
AU  - Alfredo Albertini
AU  - Nicola Tallarico
AU  - Federico Rocca
AU  - Marianna Contrada
AU  - Francesca Gallivanone
AU  - Andrea Gaggioli
AU  - Rocco Salvatore Calabrò
AU  - Cristina Segura-Garcia
AU  - Domenico Bosco
AU  - Antonio Cerasa
PY  - 2026
JO  - Bioengineering
DO  - 10.3390/bioengineering13080883
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering13080883
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Milasi, C., Maggio, M. G., Perrotti, G., Barbuto, P., Barberio, M., Albertini, A., Tallarico, N., Rocca, F., Contrada, M., Gallivanone, F., Gaggioli, A., Calabrò, R. S., Segura-Garcia, C., Bosco, D., & Cerasa, A. (2026). Combined Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Virtual Reality in Healthy Populations: A Systematic Review of Evidence, Limitations, and Methodological Challenges. Bioengineering. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering13080883

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