Effects of prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation on language production in post-stroke aphasia

A successful interplay between prefrontal and domain-specific language areas has been shown to be crucial for language processing. Non-invasive brain stimulation is increasingly being used as a promising therapeutic tool for neurological diseases. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) on language production in chronic post-stroke aphasic patients.

Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - February 15, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: M.I. Pestalozzi, M. Di Pietro, G. Gaytanidis, L. Chouiter, L. Spierer, A. Schnider, J.M. Annoni, L.B. Jost Source Type: research