Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation and its Supposed Site of Action in the Rehabilitation of Parkinson’s Disease and Stroke
Abstract:Two non-invasive brain stimulations have spread all over the world: repetitive trasncranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). TMS is based on the current induction with a changing electromagnetic field in the nervous system [1] while tDCS changes the polarity of cell membranes [2].
General Aspects of TMS and tDCSTMS is widely used in research and daily medical practice. It was introduced as a diagnostic tool about thirty years ago to test functioning of motor pathw… Show more
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