ReviewNature reviews. Neurology2025
Non-invasive brain stimulation: current and future applications in neurology.
Review in Nature reviews. Neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Combined repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and mirror therapy for upper limb rehabilitation in stroke survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review on multifocal non-invasive brain stimulation on motor function enhancement.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on balance control in patients with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
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- Neuromodulation Techniques in Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Advances.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Review
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- A compound pulsed magnetic field achieves superior cognitive benefits against Alzheimer's disease progression via multi-level restoration of neural oscillations and cerebral perfusion.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026Article
- A novel phase-difference transcranial alternating current stimulation system enables precise dual-site neuromodulation.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Mechanistic insights into combined prefrontal tDCS and vagal nerve stimulation for stress regulation.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
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- Distinct brain activation patterns linked to clinical symptoms during hand grasping in Parkinson's disease.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- ADAS-Cog Trajectories Differ from Expected Decline in Dementia Following Repeated Non-Invasive Interventions over 3 Years.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Device-based non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques show promise for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders, although inconsistencies in protocol designs and study findings can make the field difficult to navigate. In this Review, we discuss applications of NIBS for enhancing cognitive and motor function in people with various neurological diseases that are characterized by disruption of large-scale brain networks, including neurodegenerative diseases and brain lesion disorders such as stroke and traumatic brain injury. In particular, we focus on repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial electrical stimulation, as these techniques have been widely used in clinical settings and randomized controlled trials. We summarize and synthesize current knowledge, and highlight gaps and shortcomings in the existing research that make it difficult to draw firm conclusions, including small sample sizes, heterogeneous patient populations and variations in stimulation protocols. We believe that a rapid evolution of NIBS techniques from state-dependent, network-informed, multifocal and subcortical paradigms to individualized electric field modelling and accelerated NIBS protocols will improve the management of neurological disorders. However, realizing this potential will require us to address crucial challenges and acquire deeper mechanistic insights, with the aim of developing adaptive, biomarker-driven protocols to optimize target engagement, dosing and timing for each patient.
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