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1 From the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, NY (S.W.-J.); Neuromodulation and Human Motor Control Laboratory, Burke Medical Research Institute, White Plains, NY (D.J.E.); Department of Neurology, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (D.J.E.); School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia (D.J.E.); and Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (D.J.E.). swortman@burke.org.
2 From the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, NY (S.W.-J.); Neuromodulation and Human Motor Control Laboratory, Burke Medical Research Institute, White Plains, NY (D.J.E.); Department of Neurology, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (D.J.E.); School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia (D.J.E.); and Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (D.J.E.).
1 From the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, NY (S.W.-J.); Neuromodulation and Human Motor Control Laboratory, Burke Medical Research Institute, White Plains, NY (D.J.E.); Department of Neurology, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (D.J.E.); School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia (D.J.E.); and Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (D.J.E.). swortman@burke.org.
2 From the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, NY (S.W.-J.); Neuromodulation and Human Motor Control Laboratory, Burke Medical Research Institute, White Plains, NY (D.J.E.); Department of Neurology, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (D.J.E.); School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia (D.J.E.); and Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (D.J.E.).
The authors have no conflicts of interest or disclosures to report.
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Figure 1. 2014–2015 publications
Differences in use…
Figure 1. 2014–2015 publications
Differences in use of stand-alone tDCS, as well as timing (before…
Figure 1. 2014–2015 publications
Differences in use of stand-alone tDCS, as well as timing (before or during therapy), can be seen during post-stroke motor-limb vs. aphasia studies in a recent 2-year period. Source: PubMed. (Source criteria: tDCS/stroke, tDCS/motor, tDCS/motor/stroke, tDCS/aphasia, tDCS/language)
Figure 2. tDCS-Stroke Publications
tDCS Stroke publications…
Figure 2. tDCS-Stroke Publications
tDCS Stroke publications by type, for motor-limb and aphasia. Source: PubMed.…
Figure 2. tDCS-Stroke Publications
tDCS Stroke publications by type, for motor-limb and aphasia. Source: PubMed. (Search criteria: tDCS/motor/stroke, tDCS/motor/stroke/review, tDCS/aphasia, tDCS/aphasia/review)
Figure 3. Timeline of tDCS Limb vs.…
Figure 3. Timeline of tDCS Limb vs. Language Studies
Considerable data has been collected regarding…
Figure 3. Timeline of tDCS Limb vs. Language Studies
Considerable data has been collected regarding the effects of tDCS on healthy motor physiology vs. the effects of tDCS upon healthy language networks. Source: PubMed. (Search criteria: tDCS/motor, tDCS/motor/stroke, tDCS/aphasia, tDCS/language)
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Flöel A, Rösser N, Michka O, Knecht S, Breitenstein C. Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Improves Language Learning. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 2008;20:1415–1422. doi: 10.1162/jocn.2008.20098.
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Monti A, Cogiamanian F, Marceglia S, Ferrucci R, Mameli F, Mrakic-Sposta S, et al. Improved naming after transcranial direct current stimulation in aphasia. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 2008;79:451–453. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.135277.
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Thiel A, Zumbansen A. The pathophysiology of post-stroke aphasia: A network approach. RNN. 2016;34:507–518. doi: 10.3233/rnn-150632.
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Cogan G, Thesen T, Carlson C, Doyle W, Devinsky O, Pesaran B. Sensory–motor transformations for speech occur bilaterally. Nature. 2014;507:94–98. doi: 10.1038/nature12935.
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