BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Transcranial direct current stimulation may enhance effect of rehabilitation in patients with chronic stroke. The objective was to evaluate the efficacy of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation combined with constraint-induced movement therapy of the paretic upper limb. METHODS A total of 44 patients with stroke were randomly allocated to receive 2 weeks of con...

Background: Panic disorder (PD) is characterized primarily by the presence of recurrent and unexpected panic attacks, followed by at least one month of persistent concern about other attacks, the possible consequences of attacks and a significant behavioral change related to the attacks. The neurocircuitry of fear includes two pathways for processing of sensory information. Transcranial direct ...

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has recently been investigated as a possible adjuvant treatment for many neuropsychiatric disorders, and has already been approved for the treatment of drug-resistant depression in the United States and in Brazil, among other countries. Although its use in other neuropsychiatric disorders is still largely experimental, many physicians have been using it a...

25 Coordinated bimanual oscillatory movements often involve one of two intrinsically stable 26 phasing relationships characterized as in-phase (symmetrical) or anti-phase (asymmetrical). The in27 phase mode is typically more stable than anti-phase and if movement frequency is increasing during 28 anti-phase movements, a spontaneous transition to the in-phase pattern occurs. There is converging ...

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) has been widely investigated for its potential to enhance cognition, and in particular working memory, however to date standard approaches to stimulation have shown only modest effects. Alternative, more specialised, forms of current delivery may be better suited to cognitive enhancement. One such method is transcranial Alternating Current Stimulat...

Bi-directional enduring changes of cortical plasticity 69 induced by a novel paired stimulation protocol Workshop-New prospects of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) Future prospects of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) 84 Marco Cambiaghi-Letizia Leocani Electrophysiological effects of transcranial direct current 87 stimulation (tDCS) in the visual system: evidence from a mice st...

36 37 38 Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a plasticity-inducing non39 invasive brain stimulation tool with various potential therapeutic applications in 40 neurological and psychiatric diseases. Currently, the duration of the after-effects of 41 stimulation is restricted. For future clinical applications, stimulation protocols are 42 required that produce after-effects lasting ...