Mechanisms of aphasia recovery after stroke and the role of noninvasive brain stimulation

Brain and Language

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 40-50

  Hamilton, Roy H ^a   Chrysikou, Evangelia G ^a   Coslett, Branch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Interhemispheric interactions; Neuroplasticity; Neurorehabilitation; Stroke; Transcranial direct current stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

APHASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONVALESCENCE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; LEFT HEMISPHERE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 79957860547     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: 10902155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2011.02.005     Document Type: Review

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