Inter-individual Variability in Response to Non-invasive Brain Stimulation Paradigms

• Published in: Brain stimulation Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 372 - 380
• Main Authors: López-Alonso, Virginia, Cheeran, Binith, Río-Rodríguez, Dan, Fernández-del-Olmo, Miguel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Brain - pathology; Cluster Analysis; Cortical plasticity; Electromyography; Evoked Potentials, Motor - physiology; Female; Humans; Male; Motor Cortex - physiology; Neurology; Neuronal Plasticity; Non-invasive brain stimulation; Paired associative stimulation (PAS); Reproducibility of Results; Rest; Stereotaxic Techniques; Theta burst stimulation (TBS); Theta Rhythm - physiology; Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS); Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - methods; Young Adult; Non-invasive brain stimulation; Theta burst stimulation (TBS); Paired associative stimulation (PAS); Cortical plasticity; Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

Non-invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) paradigms are unique in their ability to safely modulate cortical plasticity for experimental or therapeutic applications. However, increasingly, there is concern regarding inter-individual variability in the efficacy and reliability of these paradigms. Inter-in...