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Determinants of the induction of cortical plasticity by non-invasive brain stimulation in healthy subjects

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Ridding, M. C., Ziemann, U.·2010·The Journal of Physiology

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The ability to induce cortical plasticity with non-invasive brain stimulation (NBS) techniques has provided novel and exciting opportunities for examining the role of the human cortex during a variety of behaviours. Additionally, and importantly, the induction of lasting changes in cortical excitability can, under some conditions, reversibly modify behaviour and interact with normal learning. Such findings have driven a large number of recent studies examining whether by using such approaches it might be possible to induce functionally significant changes in patients with a large variety of neurological and psychiatric conditions including stroke, Parkinson's disease and depression. However, even in neurologically normal subjects the variability in the neurophysiological and behavioural response to such brain stimulation techniques is high. This variability at present limits the therapeutic usefulness of these techniques. The cause of this variability is multifactorial and to some degree still unknown. However, a number of factors that can influence the induction of plasticity have been identified. This review will summarise what is known about the causes of variability in healthy subjects and propose additional factors that are likely to be important determinants. A greater understanding of these determinants is critical for optimising the therapeutic applications of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques.

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Authors
Ridding, M. C., & Ziemann, U.
Affiliations
  • The University of Adelaide (AU)
  • Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
Corresponding author
Ridding, M. C.
Venue
The Journal of Physiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-06-29
Volume
588
Issue
13
Pages
2291-2304
ISSN
  • 0022-3751 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-7793
OpenAlex
W2114168755
Cited by
787
References
82
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FWCI
2.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • The Journal of Physiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
Keywords
non-invasive brain stimulation, cortical plasticity, cortical excitability, healthy volunteers, transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, neurorehabilitation
MeSH terms
Aging, Animals, Attention, Brain, Cerebral Cortex, Electric Stimulation, Electroencephalography, Female, Humans, Male, Neuronal Plasticity, Periodicity, Sex Characteristics, Synapses, Exercise, Evoked Potentials, Motor, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

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