Article

Transcranial magnetic (TMS) and direct current (tDCS) stimulation are
non-invasive brain stimulation techniques that allow researchers to purposefully
modulate cortical excitability in focal areas of the brain. Recent work has
provided preclinical evidence indicating that TMS and tDCS can facilitate motor
performance, motor memory formation, and motor skill learning in healthy subjects
and possibly in patients with brain lesions. Although the optimal stimulation
parameters to accomplish these goals remain to be determined, and controlled
multicentre clinical studies are lacking, these findings suggest that cortical
stimulation techniques could become in the future adjuvant strategies in the
rehabilitation of motor deficits. The aim of this article is to critically review
these findings and to discuss future directions regarding the possibility of
combining these techniques with other interventions in neurorehabilitation.

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