Concurrent transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalography (TMS–EEG) has
emerged as a powerful tool to non-invasively probe brain circuits in humans, allowing for the …

Acute brain ischemia causes changes in several neural networks and related cortico-
subcortical excitability, both in the affected area and in the apparently spared contralateral …

Apart from its function in speech motor control, the supplementary motor area (SMA) has
largely been neglected in models of speech and language processing in the brain. The aim …

The ability to modulate brain states using targeted stimulation is increasingly being
employed to treat neurological disorders and to enhance human performance. Despite the …

Among the high prevalence of cerebrovascular diseases nowadays, acute ischemic stroke
stands out, representing a significant worldwide health issue with important socio-economic …

Aphasia is one of the most common clinical features of functional impairment after a stroke.
Approximately 21–40% of stroke patients sustain permanent aphasia, which progressively …

Motor and cognitive functions are organized in large-scale networks in the human brain that
interact to enable flexible adaptation of information exchange to ever-changing …

Given the profound impact of language impairment after stroke (aphasia), neuroplasticity
research is garnering considerable attention as means for eventually improving aphasia …

Objective This randomized, sham-controlled, double-blind study was conducted to
investigate the effects of high-frequency versus low-frequency repetitive transcranial …

Background Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a brain stimulation technique
used to examine causal relationships between brain regions and cognitive functions. The …