Background Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide and aphasia among
survivors is common. Current speech and language therapy (SLT) strategies have only …

Communication in humans activates almost every part of the brain. Of course, the use of
language predominates, but other cognitive functions such as attention, memory, emotion …

In the last decade, the effects of NIBS on language recovery in post-stroke aphasia have
been evaluated, but little is known about the long-term effectiveness. To this aim, we …

Abstract Purpose of Review Aphasia is a common feature of stroke, affecting 21–38% of
acute stroke patients and an estimated 1 million stroke survivors. Although stroke, as a …

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a widely used noninvasive brain stimulation
technique with mixed results to date. A potential solution is to apply more efficient stimulation …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has broadly disrupted biomedical treatment and
research including non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS). Moreover, the rapid onset of …

Recent findings indicate that measures derived from resting-state magnetoencephalography
(rsMEG) are sensitive to cortical dysfunction in post-stroke aphasia. Spectral power and …

Background. A successful interplay between prefrontal and domain-specific language areas
is critical for language processing. Previous studies involving people with aphasia have …

Electrode characteristics are crucial in transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) since
electrode design and placement determine the cortical area being modulated, current …

There exists debate regarding the extent to which transcranial direct current stimulation
(tDCS) can affect or enhance human behavior. Here, we examined a previously unexplored …