Neuroplasticity can be defined as the ability of the nervous system to respond to intrinsic or
extrinsic stimuli by reorganizing its structure, function and connections. Major advances in …

A group of European experts was commissioned to establish guidelines on the therapeutic
use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) from evidence published up until …

Plasticity is an intrinsic property of the human brain and represents evolution's invention to
enable the nervous system to escape the restrictions of its own genome and thus adapt to …

In neurology, as in all branches of medicine, symptoms of disease and the resulting burden
of illness and disability are not simply the consequence of the injury, inflammation or …

One of the most frequent symptoms of unilateral stroke is aphasia, the impairment or loss of
language functions. Over the past few years, behavioral and neuroimaging studies have …

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a 20-year-old technique originally introduced to
noninvasively investigate nervous propagation along the corticospinal tract, spinal roots …

Abstract Background and Objective Low level light (or laser) therapy (LLLT) is a rapidly
growing modality used in physical therapy, chiropractic, sports medicine and increasingly in …

Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a reliable technique to improve motor
learning. We here wanted to test its potential to enhance associative verbal learning, a skill …

The authors investigated the use of slow-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic
stimulation (rTMS) to the unaffected hemisphere to decrease interhemispheric inhibition of …

Clinical recovery after stroke can be significant and has been attributed to plastic
reorganization and recruitment of novel areas previously not engaged in a given task. As …