Altered state of consciousness as a possible factor to amplify the therapeutic effect in the case of neurostimulation in the chronic pain

Abstract

Introduction. Chronic pain affects the American population more often than diabetes and cancer altogether. Neurostimulation is the new trend used in the treatment of neurological pathology. Non-invasive cranial neurostimulation includes the following types: transcranial electrical stimulation (tDCS), binaural beats stimulation. ASC is a state in which a person feels a qualitative change in their mental functioning model. tDCS and binaural beats stimulation can induce ASC, in healthy people.