A device for brain stimulation, comprising: an implantable pulse generator; a lead having a longitudinal surface, a proximal end and a distal end, the lead comprising a lead body; a plurality of electrodes disposed along the longitudinal surface of the lead near the distal end of the lead, the plurality of electrodes comprising: a first set of segmented electrodes comprising at least three segmented electrodes disposed around a circumference of the lead at a first longitudinal position along the lead; and a second set of segmented electrodes comprising at least three segmented electrodes disposed around a circumference of the lead at a second longitudinal position along the lead; wherein the device is programmed for incrementally shifting cathodic current from one of the segmented electrodes of the first set to an adjacent one of the segmented electrodes of the first set and incrementally shifting anodic current from another one of the segmented electrodes of the first set to another adjacent one of the segmented electrodes of the first set, wherein the first set of segmented electrodes comprises a first segmented electrode, a second segmented electrode and a third segmented electrode, wherein the first, second, and third segmented electrodes are adjacent to each other and, wherein incrementally shifting the cathodic current and incrementally shifting the anodic current comprises either i) performing a1) and b1) below or ii) performing and below: a1) incrementally shifting the cathodic current from the first segmented electrode to the second segmented electrode, and b1) once the cathodic current has completely shifted to the second segmented electrode, incrementally shifting the anodic current from the third segmented electrode to the first segmented electrode; or a2) incrementally shifting the anodic current from the first segmented electrode to the second segmented electrode; and b2) once the anodic current has completely shifted to the second segmented electrode, incrementally shifting the cathodic current from the third segmented electrode to the first segmented electrode. an implantable pulse generator; a lead having a longitudinal surface, a proximal end and a distal end, the lead comprising a lead body; a plurality of electrodes disposed along the longitudinal surface of the lead near the distal end of the lead, the plurality of electrodes comprising: a first set of segmented electrodes comprising at least three segmented electrodes disposed around a circumference of the lead at a first longitudinal position along the lead; and a second set of segmented electrodes comprising at least three segmented electrodes disposed around a circumference of the lead at a second longitudinal position along the lead; a first set of segmented electrodes comprising at least three segmented electrodes disposed around a circumference of the lead at a first longitudinal position along the lead; and a second set of segmented electrodes comprising at least three segmented electrodes disposed around a circumference of the lead at a second longitudinal position along the lead; wherein the device is programmed for incrementally shifting cathodic current from one of the segmented electrodes of the first set to an adjacent one of the segmented electrodes of the first set and incrementally shifting anodic current from another one of the segmented electrodes of the first set to another adjacent one of the segmented electrodes of the first set, wherein the first set of segmented electrodes comprises a first segmented electrode, a second segmented electrode and a third segmented electrode, wherein the first, second, and third segmented electrodes are adjacent to each other and, wherein incrementally shifting the cathodic current and incrementally shifting the anodic current comprises either i) performing a1) and b1) below or ii) performing and below: a1) incrementally shifting the cathodic current from the first segmented electrode to the second segmented electrode, and b1) once the cathodic current has completely shifted to the second segmented electrode, incrementally shifting the anodic current from the third segmented electrode to the first segmented electrode; or a2) incrementally shifting the anodic current from the first segmented electrode to the second segmented electrode; and b2) once the anodic current has completely shifted to the second segmented electrode, incrementally shifting the cathodic current from the third segmented electrode to the first segmented electrode. a1) incrementally shifting the cathodic current from the first segmented electrode to the second segmented electrode, and b1) once the cathodic current has completely shifted to the second segmented electrode, incrementally shifting the anodic current from the third segmented electrode to the first segmented electrode; or a2) incrementally shifting the anodic current from the first segmented electrode to the second segmented electrode; and b2) once the anodic current has completely shifted to the second segmented electrode, incrementally shifting the cathodic current from the third segmented electrode to the first segmented electrode.