Transcranial direct current stimulation accelerates recovery of function, induces neurogenesis and recruits oligodendrocyte precursors in a rat model of stroke.

CONCLUSIONS: TDCS acts through multifaceted mechanisms that far exceed its primary neurophysiological effects, encompassing proliferation and migration of stem cells, their neuronal differentiation, and modulation of microglia responses.
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Source: Experimental Neurology - February 25, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Braun R, Klein R, Walter HL, Ohren M, Freudenmacher L, Getachew K, Ladwig A, Luelling J, Neumaier B, Endepols H, Graf R, Hoehn M, Fink GR, Schroeter M, Rueger MA Tags: Exp Neurol Source Type: research